ideogram

ideogram
/id"ee euh gram', uy"dee-/, n.
1. a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
2. a written symbol, as 7, =, logogram.
[1830-40; IDEO- + -GRAM1]

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