ideographEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryideograph /ˈidēəˌɡraf, , ˈɪdiəˌɡræf , ˈīdēəˌɡraf, ˈaɪdiəˌɡræf / ▸ noun another term for ideogram. – DERIVATIVES ideographic /ˌidēəˈɡrafik, , ˌɪdiəˈɡræfɪk , ˌīdēəˈɡrafik, ˌaɪdiəˈɡræfɪk / adjective,ideography /idēˈäɡrəfē, , ɪdiˈɑɡrəfi , īdēˈäɡrəfē, aɪdiˈɑɡrəfi / noun– ORIGIN mid 19th century : from Greek idea ‘form’ + -graph.