ideograph
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Ideograph — I*de o*graph, n. Same as {Ideogram} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ideograph — (n.) late 1830s, from comb. form of Gk. idea (see IDEA (Cf. idea)) + GRAPH (Cf. graph). Related: Ideographic (1822); ideographical … Etymology dictionary
ideograph — ideogram UK [ˈɪdɪəɡræm] / US [ˈaɪdɪəˌɡræm] / US [ˈɪdɪəˌɡræm] or ideograph UK [ˈɪdɪəɡrɑːf] / US [ˈaɪdɪəˌɡræf] / US [ˈɪdɪəˌɡræf] noun [countable] Word forms ideogram : singular ideogram plural ideograms a) a written sign or symbol, such as those… … English dictionary
ideograph — noun Date: circa 1840 ideogram • ideographic adjective • ideographically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
ideograph — ideographic /id ee euh graf ik, uy dee /, ideographical, adj. ideographically, adv. /id ee euh graf , grahf , uy dee /, n. an ideogram. [1825 35; IDEO + GRAPH] * * * … Universalium
ideograph — n. ideogram, pictorial symbol which directly represents a concept or thing … English contemporary dictionary
ideograph — [ ɪdɪə(ʊ)grα:f, ʌɪd ] noun another term for ideogram. Derivatives ideographic adjective ideography noun … English new terms dictionary
ideograph — ideo·graph … English syllables
ideograph — id•e•o•graph [[t]ˈɪd i əˌgræf, ˌgrɑf, ˈaɪ di [/t]] n. ling. an ideogram • Etymology: 1825–35 id e•o•graph′ic ˈgræf ɪk adj. id e•o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
ideograph — /ˈɪdioʊgræf/ (say ideeohgraf), / graf/ (say grahf) noun a written symbol representing the idea of something directly, and not its name or sound, as some Chinese characters or Egyptian hieroglyphics. Also, ideogram /ˈɪdioʊgræm/ (say ideeohgram).… …
