id·e·o·gram ( d  - -gr m ,  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 @. id e·o·gram·matic (-gr-mtk) adj.id e·o·gram·mati·cal·ly adv. |
ideogram [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgræm], ideograph [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgrɑːf -ˌgræf]
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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.
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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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