logogram

noun

Definition of logogramnext
as in logograph

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Recent Examples of logogram Cuneiform became syllabic, repurposing its logograms, or word symbols, as sounds. — Longreads, 1 July 2025 Most interestingly, many of the artists used logograms (a symbol to represent a word) rooted in the use of homophones. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logogram
  1. attribute
  2. symbol
  3. pictograph
  4. insignia
  5. monogram
  6. logo
  7. crest
Noun
  • The issue ultimately comes down to credibility, an essential attribute for any press secretary.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The report was published right before shootings in Bloomington, Eden Prairie and Edina that local law enforcement attribute to Somali gang violence.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of attribute
Noun
  • Maribeth’s is on Grandma’s old table, where the same three coffee rings from the sixties still make the same old accidental partial Olympic symbol.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Allison worries everyday fans are being conditioned to see the diamond – or the court or the field – as slot machines and the human athletes as spinning symbols that sometimes align as dollar signs.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of symbol
Noun
  • Reports of pictographs — American Indian picture writing — had attracted us to Missinaibi’s shores.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Each group has left its mark, from ancient cave dwellings to petroglyphs and pictographs etched into the canyon walls.
    — Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of pictograph
Noun
  • The garment included epaulets for displaying insignia, D-rings for attaching military equipment, and a storm shield to shed rain.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The vehicle appeared to have multiple lights and a front bumper with a police-like insignia on it.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of insignia
Noun
  • Searches for monogram denim climbed 1,026 percent, while those for the Chloé Paddington rose 610 percent.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Quilling involves rolling, shaping and gluing thin strips of paper to create flowers, monograms and other designs.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of monogram
Noun
  • An advertisement couldn’t be on the screen for longer than eight seconds, and the displays would revert to a static logo after midnight each day.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • At Lacoste, the classic crocodile logo was inverted on polos, while Gucci’s Demna and Dries Van Noten’s Julian Klausner gave rugbys a bougie Euro spin.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of logo
Noun
  • Of the dozens of vehicles to bear the marque’s famous crest over the decades, none is more beloved than the 911, which hasn’t gone out of production since its introduction in 1964.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The crests reached from shore to shore in a steady, driving rhythm.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crest

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“Logogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logogram. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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