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Ideogram | Ideogram \I*de"o*gram\, n. [Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. id['e]ograme.] 1. An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea. [1913 Webster] Ideograms may be defined to be pictures intended to represent either things or thoughts. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [1913 Webster] You might even have a history without language written or spoken, by means of ideograms and gesture. --J. Peile. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, ?, $, ?, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. A phonetic symbol; a letter. [1913 Webster] |
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