WRITTEN SYMBOL
Dictionary entry overview: What does written symbol mean?
• WRITTEN SYMBOL (noun)
The noun WRITTEN SYMBOL has 1 sense:
1. a written or printed symbol
Familiarity information: WRITTEN SYMBOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WRITTEN SYMBOL (noun)
Meaning:
A written or printed symbol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
printed symbol; written symbol
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; 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)
