ideography

id·e·og·ra·phy

(ĭd′ē-ŏg′rə-fē, ī′dē-)

1. The representation of ideas by graphic symbols.

2. The use of ideograms to express ideas.

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ideography

(ˌɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)

(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]

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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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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