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ideogram

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id⋅e⋅o⋅gram

  [id-ee-uh-gram, ahy-dee-]
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–noun
1. a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
2. a written symbol, as 7, =, logogram.
Origin:
1830–40; ideo- + -gram 1
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id·e·o·gram   (ĭd'ē-ə-grām', ī'dē-)   
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·mat'ic (-grə-māt'ĭk) adj., id'e·o·gram·mat'i·cal·ly adv.
log·o·gram   (lô'gə-grām', lŏg'ə-)   
n.  A written symbol representing an entire spoken word without expressing its pronunciation; for example, for 4 read "four" in English, "quattro" in Italian. Also called ideogram, logograph.
log'o·gram·mat'ic (-grə-māt'ĭk) adj., log'o·gram·mat'i·cal·ly adv.
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