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Ideogram

Ideogram Meaning & Definition
Ideogram Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ideogram?

[n] a graphic character used in ideography

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ideogram: ideograph

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See Also | character | grapheme | graphic symbol | logogram | logograph | radical

Ideogram In Webster's Dictionary

\I*de"o*gram\, n. [Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. id['e]ograme.] 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, +, -, ?, $, ?, etc. 3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.

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