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ideogram
noun ideo·gram \ˈi-dē-ə-ˌgram, ˈī-\
Definition of IDEOGRAM
1
: a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it; especially : one that represents not the object pictured but some thing or idea that the object pictured is supposed to suggest
2
: logogram
— ideo·gram·ic or ideo·gram·mic \ˌi-dē-ə-ˈgra-mik, ˌī-\ adjective
— ideo·gram·mat·ic \-dē-ō-grə-ˈma-tik\ adjective
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1838
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