pasigraphy

noun

pa·​sig·​ra·​phy

pəˈsigrəfē

plural -es

: any of various proposed international written languages using signs (as mathematical symbols) to represent ideas rather than words

broadly : an artificial international written language

Word History

Etymology

Greek pasi for all (dative plural of pant-, pas all) + -graphy

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