Dictionary

lexigraph en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛksɪˌɡɹæf/

Etymology

From lexi- + -graph.

Meanings

1. A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
   • "He does not want them to be read as we might read a lexigraph, a postmodern painting of words such as Joseph Kosuth's red..." 2006, James A.W. Heffernan, “Speaking for Pictures”, in Writing and Seeing: Essays on Word and Image, →ISBN, page 43:
   • "Be that as it may, it is certain that the lexigraph for hayashi is not a Japanese creation, but a nowadays-forgotten Chinese character..." 2006, Noël J. Nickson, Laurence E. R. Picken, Music from the Tang Court: Some Ancient Connections Explored, →ISBN, page 50:

Forms

Deriveds

lexigraphic · lexigraphical · lexigraphy

Relateds

semasiograph · logogram