logogram
noun
logo·gram
ˈlȯ-gə-ˌgram 
ˈlä-
: a letter, symbol, or sign used to represent an entire word
the ampersand and dollar sign are logograms
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Cuneiform became syllabic, repurposing its logograms, or word symbols, as sounds.
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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
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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
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“Logogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logogram. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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