ˈlȯgəˌgram also ˈläg-, -raa(ə)m noun
Etymology: log- + -gram
: a letter or character or symbol or sign used to represent an entire word (as $ represents dollar ):
a. : a graphic sign that represents a complete word or morpheme but without providing separate phonetic representation of the individual phonemes or syllables composing the word or morpheme (as & represents and )
b. : an often conventionalized picture or a symbol that represents an object not easily indicated by a simple picture
in some countries, a logogram in the form of the torch of learning stands for a school — O.R.Bontrager