ideograph

Variant of ideogram

ideogram definition

ideo·gram (id′ē ō gram′, -ē ə-; ī′dē-)

noun

  1. a graphic symbol representing an object or idea without expressing, as in a phonetic system, the sounds that form its name
  2. a symbol representing an idea rather than a word (Ex.: 5, +, ÷)
Also ideograph id′eo·graph′

Etymology: ideo- + -gram

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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