logotype

noun

logo·​type ˈlȯ-gə-ˌtīp How to pronounce logotype (audio)
ˈlä-
1
: a single piece of type or a single plate faced with a term (such as the name of a newspaper or a trademark)
2

Examples of logotype in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His pictures of words go from logotypes dressed in native garb to free spirits in fancy dress to teams in uniform. Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023 Last year, one Marshall B. Mathers commissioned a bespoke R-Kaid-R, inlaid with the Eminem Superman logotype in mother of pearl. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2023 Coach asked permission to use NASA’s 1976-designed, retro red logotype for its collection — an insignia that had not previously been approved for use on merchandise. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019 Shortly after the performance, their socials were re-branded with a clean, minimal version of their logotype and symbol. David Rishty, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2018 Comunistar Designers offers, at an unspecified-but-presumably-outlandish price, this spiffy clothes hanger in the shape and color of The Last Son of Krypton’s personal logotype. Brian Little, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2007

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of logotype was circa 1816

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“Logotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logotype. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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