Wondering how to use Logogram in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as logograph or ideogram.
Logogram meaning
- A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word or phrase.
- A kind of word puzzle: a logogriph.
Using Logogram
- The main meaning on this page is: A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word or phrase. | A kind of word puzzle: a logogriph.
- Useful related words include: logograph, ideogram, ideograph.
- In the example corpus, logogram often appears in combinations such as: logogram for, as logogram.
Context around Logogram
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Logogram
- In this selection, "logogram" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, needed stand out and add context to how "logogram" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a logogram and as a logogram it represents. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "logogram" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with logogram
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
History The Semitic letter Dāleth may have developed from the logogram for a fish or a door. (17 words)
The vertical stroke below the hieroglyph is a common way of indicating that a glyph is working as a logogram. (20 words)
One word is 'house', and its hieroglyphic representation is straightforward: pr:Z1 Here the 'house' hieroglyph works as a logogram: it represents the word with a single sign. (28 words)
For example, in Mayan, the glyph for "fin", pronounced "ka'", was also used to represent the syllable "ka" whenever the pronunciation of a logogram needed to be indicated, or when there was no logogram. (34 words)
For this reason, the sign AN can on the one hand be a logogram for the word ilum ('god') and on the other signify the god Anu or even the syllable -an-. (32 words)
One word is 'house', and its hieroglyphic representation is straightforward: pr:Z1 Here the 'house' hieroglyph works as a logogram: it represents the word with a single sign. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
For example, in Mayan, the glyph for "fin", pronounced "ka'", was also used to represent the syllable "ka" whenever the pronunciation of a logogram needed to be indicated, or when there was no logogram.
For this reason, the sign AN can on the one hand be a logogram for the word ilum ('god') and on the other signify the god Anu or even the syllable -an-.
History The Semitic letter Dāleth may have developed from the logogram for a fish or a door.
One word is 'house', and its hieroglyphic representation is straightforward: pr:Z1 Here the 'house' hieroglyph works as a logogram: it represents the word with a single sign.
The vertical stroke below the hieroglyph is a common way of indicating that a glyph is working as a logogram.
Common combinations with logogram
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- logogram for 2×
- as logogram 2×