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semantograph

Syllables: se·man·to·graph/sɪˈmæn.təˌɡɹɑːf/US/sɪˈmæn.təˌɡɹæf/

semantograph is the alternative form of semantogram.

Meaning of semantogram

Noun

semantogram (plural semantograms)

  1. A symbol used solely for meaning, as when logographic Chinese symbols are used to represent the meaning of native Japanese words.
    • "the majority of Jurchen signs, which included both semantograms and phonograms, were inventions."1978, Herbert Franke, Dennis Twitchett, “Introduction”, in The Cambridge History of China, →ISBN, page 32

Synonyms of semantograph

Forms of semantograph

pluralsemantographs

Origin of semantograph

From semanto- + -graph.

Questions about semantograph

What is semantograph the alternative form of?
Semantograph is the alternative form of semantogram.
How do you pronounce semantograph?
Semantograph is pronounced /sɪˈmæn.təˌɡɹɑːf/ (UK).

Words near semantograph in the dictionary

  1. semantizations
  2. semanto-
  3. semantogenic
  4. semantogram
  5. semantograms
  6. semantograph
  7. semantographs
  8. semantological
  9. semantology
  10. semantophore
  11. semantophores

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