ideography

id·e·og·ra·phy

I0021000 (ĭd′ē-ŏg′rə-fē, ī′dē-)n.1. The representation of ideas by graphic symbols.2. The use of ideograms to express ideas.

ideography

(ˌɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) n (Linguistics) the use of ideograms to communicate ideas

id•e•og•ra•phy

(ˌɪd iˈɒg rə fi, ˌaɪ di-)

n. the use of ideograms. [1830–1840]

ideography

a form of writing in which a written symbol represents an object rather than a word or speech sound. — ideographic, ideographical, adj.See also: Writing

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ideography - the use of ideograms in writingorthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

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noun the use of ideograms in writing

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