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Ideogram
I-de′o-gram
,Noun.
[
Ideo-
+ -gram
; cf. F. idéograme
.] 1.
An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.
Ideograms
may be defined to be pictures intended to represent either things or thoughts. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
You might even have a history without language written or spoken, by means of
ideograms
and gesture. J. Peile.
2.
A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation;
as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, [GREEK], $, [GREEK], etc.
3.
A phonetic symbol; a letter.
Definition 2024
ideogram
ideogram
English
Alternative forms
- ideogramme (rare)
Noun
ideogram (plural ideograms)
- A symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as & and @.
Synonyms
- (symbol): ideograph
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
a symbol
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