"semantogram" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪˈmæn.tə.ɡɹæm/, /səˈmæn.tə.ɡɹæm/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-semantogram.wav [Southern-England] Forms: semantograms [plural]
Etymology: From semanto- + -gram, thus literally "meaning-drawing." Etymology templates: {{confix|en|semanto|gram}} semanto- + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} semantogram (plural semantograms)
  1. A symbol used solely for meaning, as when logographic Chinese symbols are used to represent the meaning of native Japanese words. Synonyms: semantograph, ideograph Related terms: logogram, phonogram

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