logotype

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log⋅o⋅type

[law-guh-tahyp, log-uh-]

–noun

1.	Also called logo. a single piece of type bearing two or more uncombined letters, a syllable, or a word.

2.	logo (def. 1).

Origin:
1810–20; logo- + type

Related forms:

log⋅o⋅typ⋅y, noun

[loh-goh]

–noun, plural -gos.

1.	Also called logotype. a graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often uniquely designed for ready recognition.

2.	Printing. logotype (def. 1).

Origin:
by shortening of logotype or logogram

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lo·go·type (lô'gə-tīp', lŏg'ə-)

Printing A single piece of type bearing two or more usually separate elements.
A logo.

Word Origin & History

logo

1937, probably a shortening of logogram "sign or character representing a word" (1840), from Gk. logos "word" + gram "what is written."

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