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  • noun Plural form of ideogram.

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Examples

  • Nahuatl, draws Chinese ideograms from the 9th century, and appears on the television screen.

    Octavio Paz - Nobel Lecture 1990

  • Several ideograms from the Chinese language describe this movement.

    The Way of the Fertile Soul Randine Lewis 2007

  • The wedges, arranged singly or in groups, either are called "ideograms" and stand for complete ideas, or then stand for syllables.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

  • It's surprising that these kind of ideograms are still alive, even though they are regarded by some as "sacred letters."

    AnimeBlogger.net Antenna 2010

  • When the internet caught on, traditional Japanese ideograms could not be employed, so the Latin alphabet was made to work in their stead.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • When the internet caught on, traditional Japanese ideograms could not be employed, so the Latin alphabet was made to work in their stead.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • For those of us who use phonetic alphabets, ideograms such as those used to write Chinese can be mystifying.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • But for the time being, most Chinese nationals continue to use only ideograms.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • To read Chinese well, one must learn to recognize and memorize thousands of ideograms.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • But for the time being, most Chinese nationals continue to use only ideograms.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

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