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Blissymbol

Blissymbol noun: any of the ideographs in the Blissymbols language.

Noun

Blissymbol (plural Blissymbols)

  1. Any of the ideographs in the Blissymbols language.
    • Blissymbols have been used to help people with severe speech problems to communicate effectively.2014, Allan Paivio, Mind and Its Evolution: A Dual Coding Theoretical Approach, Psychology Press, →ISBN

Forms of Blissymbol

pluralBlissymbols

Origin of Blissymbol

Blend of Bliss + symbol.

Questions about Blissymbol

What does Blissymbol mean?
Blissymbol means any of the ideographs in the Blissymbols language.
What part of speech is Blissymbol?
Blissymbol is a noun.
What is the plural of Blissymbol?
The plural of Blissymbol is Blissymbols.

Words near Blissymbol in the dictionary

  1. blissome
  2. blissomed
  3. blissoming
  4. blissoms
  5. blissy
  6. Blissymbol
  7. Blissymbolics
  8. Blissymbols
  9. blister
  10. blister agent
  11. blister agents

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