ideographEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishideograph /ˈɪdiəɡrɑːf , ˈʌɪdiəɡrɑːf / ▸ noun another term for ideogram – DERIVATIVES ideographic /ˌɪdiəˈɡrafɪk , ˌʌɪdiəˈɡrafɪk / adjective ideography /ˌɪdiˈɒɡrəfi , ˌʌɪdiˈɒɡrəfi / noun– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Greek idea ‘form’ + -graph.