| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | id·e·o·gram |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   d  - -gr m ,  d- |
| NOUN: | 1. A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for “no parking” or “parking prohibited.” Also called ideograph. 2. See logogram. 3. A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @. | | OTHER FORMS: | ide·o·gram·matic (-gr-mtk) —ADJECTIVE
ide·o·gram·mati·cal·ly —ADVERB
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