IDEOGRAM


Meaning of IDEOGRAM in English

[ 'ɪdɪə(ʊ)gram , 'ʌɪd- ]

■ noun a character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it (e.g. a numeral or a Chinese character).

Origin

C19: from Gk idea 'form' + -gram 1 .

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