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ideograph

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of ideogram.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ideogram

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Chinese characters are ideograms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ideogram

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: character, grapheme, graphic symbol

Narrower terms: logogram, logograph

History

Etymology

From ideo- + -graph.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: ideografía — ideogram