(n) a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation, Syn. logograph, Example:7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese
n. [ Gr. lo`gos word + -gram. ] A word letter; a phonogram, that, for the sake of brevity, represents a word; as, |, i. e., t, for it. Cf. Grammalogue. [ 1913 Webster ]