Calligram
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæl.ɪˌɡɹæm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Calligram is a noun meaning A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
Meaning
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
More Meanings
- A signature made from interwoven Arabic words.
Example Sentences
The next calligram, which depicts a horse, presents several interesting problems. Among other things, the figure is juxtaposed with seven lines of poetry arranged in traditional fashion.
A calligram has ambitions beyond those of an ideogram: an ideogram is a picture of meaning, but a calligram intends to provide a picture of experience as it impinges on the whole sensorium. An ideogram is centripetal, convergent, a focusing […]
Word Forms
- calligrams
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ambigram, typogram, semagram, logogram, aptagram, calligraphics.
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