Definition of ideography Ideography

id•e•og•ra•phy

We found 6 definitions of ideography from 5 different sources.

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What does ideography mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: ideographies

ideography - the use of ideograms in writing
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ideography (n.)
    The representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand writing, etc.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ideography
    ī-de-og′ra-fi, n. the representation of things by pictures, and not by sound-symbols or letters.—ns. I′deograph, such a character or symbol as represents an idea without expressing its name—also I′deogram.—adjs. Ideograph′ic, -al, representing ideas by pictures, or directly instead of words.—adv. Ideograph′ically, in an ideographic manner. [Gr. idea, idea, graphein, to write.]

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ideography in sign language
Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter D Sign language - letter D Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter G Sign language - letter G Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter H Sign language - letter H Sign language - letter Y Sign language - letter Y