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/id'ee og"reuh fee, uy'dee-/, n.the use of ideograms.[1830-40; IDEO- + -GRAPHY]
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Ideography — I de*og ra*phy, n. The representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand writing, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ideography — may refer to: *a writing system. See ideogram *a branch of lexicography. *The science of making ideographic dictionaries. Ideographic or conceptual (ideological) dictionaries as opposed to alphabetical dictionaries are characterized by the way… … Wikipedia
ideography — [id΄ē äg′rə fē, ī΄dēäg′rə fē] n. the use of ideograms; representation of objects or ideas by graphic symbols … English World dictionary
ideography — Идеографическое письмо, Идеография (Ideography) Тип письма, состоящий из идеограмм, знаки которого обозначают целые понятия. Количество знаков в таком письме неограничено, но обычно применяется несколько тысяч и десятков тысяч знаков … Шрифтовая терминология
ideography — noun Date: circa 1846 1. the use of ideograms 2. the representation of ideas by graphic symbols … New Collegiate Dictionary
ideography — noun a) The use of ideograms. b) logography See Also: ideograph, ideographic … Wiktionary
Ideography — Идеография, идеографическое письмо … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
ideography — n. representation of an idea or object by means of pictorial symbols; writing which uses such symbols … English contemporary dictionary
ideography — ide·og·ra·phy … English syllables
ideography — id•e•og•ra•phy [[t]ˌɪd iˈɒg rə fi, ˌaɪ di [/t]] n. ling. the use of ideograms • Etymology: 1830–1840 … From formal English to slang
