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heterogram

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logogram consisting of the embedded written representation of a word in a foreign language, which does not have a spoken counterpart in the main language of the text; e.g. the symbol &, derived from the Latin "et", is read as the English word "and"

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Within Vinony's link graph, heterogram is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Latin, Japanese and Chinese characters.

It is catalogued under topics including Communication design, Graphic design and Multilingualism.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

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ideogram

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Available in 8 languages

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