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pasigraphy

pasigraphy noun: a writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic and uses ideograms, such as mathematical symbols. It is intended to be universally understood.

Noun

pasigraphy (plural pasigraphies)

  1. A writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic and uses ideograms, such as mathematical symbols. It is intended to be universally understood.
    • He spent his spare time on the weekend perfecting his very own pasigraphy.
    • M. Alexander Kis, of Pest in Hungary, has recently invented an universal alphabet, or species of pasigraphy applicable to all languages.1813, “[untitled]”, in Alexander Tilloch, editor, The Philosophical Magazine, volume XLI, number 182, Richard Taylor and Co., page 158

Forms of pasigraphy

pluralpasigraphies

Origin of pasigraphy

From Ancient Greek.

Words formed from pasigraphy

Questions about pasigraphy

What does pasigraphy mean?
Pasigraphy means a writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic and uses ideograms, such as mathematical symbols. It is intended to be universally understood.
What part of speech is pasigraphy?
Pasigraphy is a noun.
What is the plural of pasigraphy?
The plural of pasigraphy is pasigraphies.

Words near pasigraphy in the dictionary

  1. Pasifikas
  2. Pasig
  3. pasigraphic
  4. pasigraphical
  5. pasigraphies
  6. pasigraphy
  7. Pasihagon
  8. Pasil
  9. Pasila
  10. pasilalia
  11. pasilalies

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