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id·e·og·ra·phy
(ĭd′ē-ŏg′rə-fē, ī′dē-)n.
1. The representation of ideas by graphic symbols.
2. The use of ideograms to express ideas.
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ideography
(ˌɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)n
(Linguistics) the use of ideograms to communicate ideas
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id•e•og•ra•phy
(ˌɪd iˈɒg rə fi, ˌaɪ di-)n.
the use of ideograms.
[1830–1840]
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ideography
a form of writing in which a written symbol represents an object rather than a word or speech sound. — ideographic, ideographical, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ideography - the use of ideograms in writing orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols |
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