Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for “no parking” or “parking prohibited.”
- noun A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ideograph . - noun In phonetics, the visual symbol of a word or phrase that is perceived as a whole and thus constitutes a single idea. Ideograms are distinguished as sensory or motor, according as the word or phrase is seen or written. See
ideophone .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.
- noun A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation
- noun A phonetic symbol; a letter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
symbol whichrepresents theidea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples includenumerals , many Chinese characters,traffic signs , or graphic symbols such as& and@ .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
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Examples
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The ideogram was a merging of those of knife and foot.
The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984
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I deal in Chinese, where the "old language" mantra is repeated almost as often as the "ideogram" misnomer.
How the Presidential Campaign Changed the English Language josh 2008
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The ideogram which is here rendered as kullulu -- "accursed" or "evil" -- might also be read as limuttu -- "baneful".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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I usually need six or seven sh*ts to spell "ideogram"
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For example, a Chinese ideogram “spells” one thing in Chinese and something else when read in Japanese.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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For example, a Chinese ideogram “spells” one thing in Chinese and something else when read in Japanese.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The word, Jiang, 薑, is derived from the ideogram representing the ancient agrarian method of planting rows of ginger between rice paddies.
Sat Hon: Tao of Food: Ginger for the Common Cold and Postpartum Recovery Sat Hon 2010
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The word, Jiang, 薑, is derived from the ideogram representing the ancient agrarian method of planting rows of ginger between rice paddies.
Sat Hon: Tao of Food: Ginger for the Common Cold and Postpartum Recovery Sat Hon 2010
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At the bottom of each one was the Chinese symbol for longevity and a special ideogram that meant “Occupied China.”
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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The artisans produced blue-and-white earthenware painted with chrysanthemums and dragons and the occasional fake Chinese ideogram.
Delight in Blue and White Julie Lasky 2012
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