logo

¹

[loh-goh]

noun

plural

logos 

1. Also called logotype. a graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often uniquely designed for ready recognition.

2. Printing.,  logotype.

LOGO

²

[loh-goh]

noun

Computers.

1. a high-level programming language widely used to teach children how to use computers.

logo-

³

1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “word,” “speech” (logography ); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (logotype ).

logo-

¹

combining form

1. indicating word or speech

   logogram

logo

²

/ ˈləʊɡəʊ, ˈlɒɡ- /

noun

1. short for logotype

Word History and Origins

Origin of logo-¹

By shortening of logotype or logogram

Origin of logo-²

< Greek lógos word ( logos ), spelled as if an acronym

Origin of logo-³

< Greek logo-, combining form of lógos logos

Word History and Origins

Origin of logo-¹

from Greek; see _logos

Example Sentences

For instance, each dumbbell at the Chargers facility is emblazoned with the club’s lightning-bolt logo.

From Los Angeles Times

At the Oval Office, he also loves to host those who have presented him with shiny baubles — like Apple CEO Tim Cook, who had given him a gold trophy with his company’s logo on it.

From Salon

On Aug. 18, a day that will forever live in infamy, the Cracker Barrel restaurant company announced that it would be changing its logo to be, like, sleeker and more appealing on phone apps or something.

From Slate

This involved removing an image of an old guy leaning his arm on a barrel that was part of the old logo, which ironically made a cohort of young, online right-wing influencers absolutely furious, because, I guess, the old guy was implicitly white, and therefore removing him was “woke.”

From Slate

On Tuesday, the company acknowledged the backlash and said it would be going back to the old logo, which, admittedly, is a lot more memorable than the generic new one.

From Slate

Related Words

• brand 
• emblem 
• label 
• symbol 
• tag