Noun: siglum
- A sign, abbreviation, letter, or character standing for words in ancient manuscripts or on coins or medals
"One practice was rendering an over-used, formulaic phrase only as a siglum, e.g. ‘RIP’ for ‘requiescat in pace’ (‘Rest in Peace’), because the long-form written usage of the abbreviated phrase, itself, was rare"
Type of: character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol
Encyclopedia: Siglum