Lexigram

Quick meaning: Lexigram is a noun meaning (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.

Meaning

(psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: lexigraph (polysemic, sometimes synonymous), logogram, logograph

Each chimp next learned to press the lexigram corresponding to a food item that it had seen the teacher put in an opaque container.

Instead of ASL, Savage-Rumbaugh used an extensive ‘lexigram’, a matrix of 256 geometrical shapes on a board. Instructors touch the symbols, which represent verbs and nouns, to create simple requests or commands.

Word Forms

• lexigrams

Synonyms for lexigram

Depending on context, synonyms include lexigraph, logogram, logograph.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lexigraph, logogram, logograph, lexeme, lipogram, semagram.

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