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adj. - Of or relating to a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation .

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  • This system he called logographic printing, -- logographic being a combination of two Greek words signifying word-writing.
  • The perfect book or speech obeys in every respect the pure and merciless laws of what has been called logographic necessity.
  • Such writing is "logographic" (symbols for words), and doesn't give the reader information on how to speak it, which is itself a great benefit, for then even people who...
  • Displays on alphabetic and logographic writing systems.
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