[law-guh-gram, log-uh-] 
| a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called log⋅o⋅graph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] . |
| log·o·gram (lô'gə-grām', lŏg'ə-) n. A written symbol representing an entire spoken word without expressing its pronunciation; for example, for 4 read "four" in English, "quattro" in Italian. Also called ideogram, logograph. log'o·gram·mat'ic (-grə-māt'ĭk) adj., log'o·gram·mat'i·cal·ly adv. |
gəˌgræm