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Definition of ideogram noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of an ideogram

ideogram

noun

ideogram pronunciation English

ˈɪdiəɡræm

ideogram pronunciation American

ˈɪdiəɡræm

(also ideograph

ideograph pronunciation English

ˈɪdiəɡrɑːf ideograph pronunciation American

ideograph pronunciation American

ˈɪdiəɡræf

)

1 a symbol that is used in a writing system, for example Chinese, to represent the idea of a thing, rather than the sounds of a word2 (technical) a sign or a symbol for something