OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 41379

calligram

/ˈkæl.ɪˌɡɹæm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
caligrama
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
A calligram has ambitions beyond those of an ideogram: an ideogram is a picture of meaning, but a calligram intends to provide a picture of experience as it impinges on the whole s…
The next calligram, which depicts a horse, presents several interesting problems. Among other things, the figure is juxtaposed with seven lines of poetry arranged in traditional fa…
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