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Ideogram \I*de"o*gram\, n. [Ideo- -gram; cf. F. id['e]ograme.]
1. An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of
hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.
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Ideograms may be defined to be pictures intended to
represent either things or thoughts. --I. Taylor
(The
Alphabet).
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You might even have a history without language
written or spoken, by means of ideograms and
gesture. --J. Peile.
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2. A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1,
2, 3, , -, ?, $, ?, etc.
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3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.
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