Linguistic symbol representing the idea of something rather than the sound of its name Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Linguistic symbol representing the idea of something rather than the sound of its name last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDEOGRAM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDEOGRAM Linguistic symbol representing the idea of something rather than the sound of its name (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 18, 2026
3% NASALS Sounds from the nose, in linguistics (6) TV Apr 19, 2026
3% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Apr 10, 2026
2% GRAMMAR Linguist's concern (7) New York Times Apr 28, 2026
2% THEME Main idea (5) Newsday Apr 27, 2026
2% ORAL Spoken rather than written, as an exam (4)
2% AGENT Representative (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 22, 2026
2% GIST Main idea (4) USA Today Apr 22, 2026
2% FIFTY Number represented by the symbol L in Roman numerals (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Apr 19, 2026
2% NENE Goose named for its call (4) LA Times Daily Apr 18, 2026

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