ideograph

[ id-ee-uh-graf, -grahf, ahy-dee- ]

/ ˈɪd i əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈaɪ di- /

noun

an ideogram.

Origin of ideograph

First recorded in 1825–35; ideo- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM ideograph

id·e·o·graph·ic

[id-ee-uh-graf-ik, ahy-dee-] /ˌɪd i əˈgræf ɪk, ˌaɪ di-/, id·e·o·graph·i·cal, adjective id·e·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb un·id·e·o·graph·ic, adjective un·id·e·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

un·id·e·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ideograph

ideograph idiograph

Words nearby ideograph

identity sign, identity theft, identity theory, ideo-, ideogram, ideograph, ideography, ideokinetic apraxia, ideological, ideologist, ideologize

Example sentences from the Web for ideographic

Readers of ideographic texts have the advantage of the concreteness of the representation.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
Non-ideographic forms of ornament may originate in ideographic features, mnemonic, demonstrative, or symbolic.

Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art. |William Henry Holmes
There is apparently no feature copied from nature or from ideographic art.

Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley |William H. Holmes
It is possible that ideographic and non-ideographic devices may enter art simultaneously.

Pottery of the ancient Pueblos. (1886 N 04 / 1882-1883 (pages 257-360)) |William Henry Holmes

Many of the values given to the characters as well as many of their ideographic meanings are Semitic.

A Primer of Assyriology |Archibald Henry Sayce

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