Definition of Ideogrem
I*de"o*gram (?), n. [Ideo- +
-gram; cf. F. idéograme.] 1.
An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph
expressing no sound, but only an idea.
Ideograms may be defined to be pictures
intended to represent either things or thoughts. I.
Taylor (The Alphabet).
You might even have a history without language written
or spoken, by means of ideograms and gesture.
J. Peile.
2. A symbol used for convenience, or for
abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, &?;, $, &?;, etc.
3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, or graphic symbols such as as & and @.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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