ideogram

id·e·o·gram

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [id-ee-uh-gram, ahy-dee-]
- /ˈɪd i əˌgræm, ˈaɪ di-/
- /ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡræm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [id-ee-uh-gram, ahy-dee-]
- /ˈɪd i əˌgræm, ˈaɪ di-/

Definitions of ideogram word

noun ideogram a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character. 1
noun ideogram a written symbol, as 7, =, or &; a logogram. 1
noun ideogram A written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it, e.g., numerals and Chinese characters. 1
noun ideogram pictorial symbol 1
noun Technical meaning of ideogram (text, graphics) A symbol representing a concept. Nearly all ideograms are pictograms - pictures of the thing represented, others are merely conventional. An example of non-pictorial ideogram might be the degree symbol (a superfix circle) when used for temperature. 1
countable noun ideogram An ideogram is a sign or symbol that represents a particular idea or thing rather than a word. The writing systems of Japan and China, for example, use ideograms. 0

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Origin of ideogram

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; ideo- + -gram1

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Parts of speech for Ideogram

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ideogram popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for ideogram

noun ideogram

hieroglyph — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.

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