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ideogram - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ideogram' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ideogram [ n.]
- An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.
- A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, /, $, /, etc.
- A phonetic symbol; a letter.

Meaning of 'ideogram' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ideogram [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
Example in sentence:
  • Chinese characters are ideograms