Ideogram
[id-ee-uh-gram, ahy-dee-] /ˈɪd i əˌgræm, ˈaɪ di-/
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, =, or &; a logogram.
/ˈɪdɪəʊˌɡræm/
noun
1.
a sign or symbol, used in such writing systems as those of China or Japan, that directly represents a concept, idea, or thing rather than a word or set of words for it
2.
any graphic sign or symbol, such as %, @, &, etc
n.
1838, from comb. form of Greek idea (see idea) + -gram.
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[id-ee-uh-graf, -grahf, ahy-dee-] /ˈɪd i əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈaɪ di-/ noun 1. an ideogram. n. late 1830s, from comb. form of Greek idea (see idea) + -graph “instrument for recording; something written.” Related: Ideographic (1822); ideographical.
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[id-ee-og-ruh-fee, ahy-dee-] /ˌɪd iˈɒg rə fi, ˌaɪ di-/ noun 1. the use of ideograms. /ˌɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ/ noun 1. the use of ideograms to communicate ideas