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Definition of ideogram noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ideogram

noun
 
/ˈɪdiəɡræm/
 
/ˈɪdiəɡræm/
(also ideograph
 
/ˈɪdiəɡrɑːf/
 
/ˈɪdiəɡræf/
)
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  1. a symbol that is used in a writing system, for example Chinese, to represent the idea of a thing, rather than the sounds of a word compare pictogram
  2. (specialist) a sign or a symbol for something
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek idea ‘form’ + -gram(see gram).
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