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logogen

logogen noun: a unit of word recognition, encapsulating a variety of properties about a given word, such as its appearance, sound, and meaning.

Noun

logogen (plural logogens)

  1. A unit of word recognition, encapsulating a variety of properties about a given word, such as its appearance, sound, and meaning.
    • Hence if a “t” letter is identified in the input, the activation levels of all logogens that correspond to words containing a “t” will increase.2013, Trevor A. Harley, The Psychology of Language: From Data to Theory, page 195

Forms of logogen

plurallogogens

Origin of logogen

From logo- + -gen.

Questions about logogen

What does logogen mean?
Logogen means a unit of word recognition, encapsulating a variety of properties about a given word, such as its appearance, sound, and meaning.
What part of speech is logogen?
Logogen is a noun.
What is the plural of logogen?
The plural of logogen is logogens.

Words near logogen in the dictionary

  1. logodædalist
  2. logodædalists
  3. logoed
  4. logoff
  5. logoffs
  6. logogen
  7. logogenic
  8. logogens
  9. logogogue
  10. logogram
  11. logogramic

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