Meanings
plural lexigraphs
- human sciencesA 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 431 more example
"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
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lexigraph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexigraph
“lexigraph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexigraph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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