"Blissymbol" meaning in English

See Blissymbol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Blissymbols [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Bliss + symbol Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Bliss|symbol}} Blend of Bliss + symbol Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blissymbol (plural Blissymbols)
  1. Any of the ideographs in the Blissymbols language.

Inflected forms

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