(n.) A word letter; a phonogram, that, for the sake of brevity, represents a word; as, ", i. e., t, for it. Cf. Grammalogue.

abuse of terms acrostic allegory alphabet amphibologism amphiboly anagram arrowhead art blueprint calembour character charactering characterization charactery chart choreography cipher conventional representation conventional symbol corruption cuneiform dance notation delineation demonstration demotic character depiction depictment determinative diagram drama drawing emblem equivocality equivoque exemplification figuration grammalogue hieratic symbol hieroglyph hieroglyphic hieroglyphics hiragana iconography iconology ideogram ideograph illustration imagery imaging jeu de mots kana katakana letter limning logograph logogriph logotype love knot malapropism map metagram missaying musical notation notation ogham palindrome paronomasia phonetic phonetic symbol pictogram pictograph picturization plan play on words portraiture portrayal prefigurement presentment printing projection pun punning radical realization rendering rendition representation rune schema score script shorthand spoonerism syllabary symbol symbolic system symbolism symbolization symbology tablature token totem totem pole type wedge word letter wordplay writing