logogram, written or pictorial symbol intended to represent a whole word. Writing systems that make use of logograms include Chinese, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing , and early cuneiform writing systems.

a single symbol representing an entire morpheme, word, or phrase, as for example the symbol (%) meaning per cent Derived forms of logogram logogrammatic ( ˌlɒɡəɡrəˈmætɪk ), logographic ( ˌlɒɡəˈɡræfɪk ) or logographical , adjective logogrammatically or logographically , adverb

Scholars generally agree that the earliest form of writing appeared almost 5,500 years ago in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq). Early pictorial signs were gradually substituted by a complex system of characters representing the sounds of Sumerian (the language of Sumer in Southern Mesopotamia) and other languages.

Logogram, written or pictorial symbol intended to represent a whole word. Writing systems that make use of logograms include Chinese, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, and early cuneiform writing systems. What is a logogram and give an example from the art world?

03/02/2022 · logogram in American English. (ˈlɔɡəˌɡræm, ˈlɑɡə-) noun. a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called: logograph (ˈlɔɡəˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf, ˈlɑɡə-) Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

Related to the ideogram is the logogram. A logogram is a written character that represents a word or phrase. Use of Pictograms and Ideograms in Ancient Civilizations Sumerians (Cuneiform)