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ideogram

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
ideogram /ˈidēəˌɡram, , ˈɪdiəˌɡræm , ˈīdēəˌɡram, ˈaɪdiəˌɡræm /
▸ noun a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it, e.g., numerals and Chinese characters.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century : from Greek idea ‘form’ + -gram1.