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logogram (n.)

"word-sign, sign or character representing a word," 1840, from logo- "word" + -gram. Generically, "any symbol representing graphically a product, idea, etc.," from 1966. The earliest use of the word (1820) is in the sense "logograph," but OED explains this as a substitute for logograph, "which in this sense is itself a mistake for logogriph," the old type of word-puzzle.

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Definitions of logogram from WordNet

logogram (n.)
a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation;
7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese
Synonyms: logograph
From wordnet.princeton.edu