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WRITTEN SYMBOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A written or printed symbol
Synonyms:
printed symbol; written symbol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("written symbol" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "written symbol"):
mark (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation))
character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)
phonogram (any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word)
