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ideogram
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id·e·o·gram  (d--grm, d-)
n.
1. A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking" or "parking prohibited." Also called ideograph.
2. See logogram.
3. A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @.

ide·o·gram·matic (-gr-mtk) adj.
ide·o·gram·mati·cal·ly adv.

ideogram [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgræm], ideograph [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgrɑːf -ˌgræf]
n
1. (Linguistics) a sign or symbol, used in such writing systems as those of China or Japan, that directly represents a concept, idea, or thing rather than a word or set of words for it
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any graphic sign or symbol, such as %, @, &, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ideogram - a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it; "Chinese characters are ideograms"
grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
logogram, logograph - a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"
radical - a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
Translations
ideogram [ˈɪdɪəgræm] Nideograma m
ideogram [ˈɪdiəgræm] n
ideogram, ideograph
nIdeogramm nt
ideogram [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgræm] ideograph [ˌɪdɪˈɒgrəf] nideogramma m


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For example, Chinese speakers can write ideograms on the touchpad of a MacBook, and the software will produce the correct Chinese character in the text.
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