Main Entry: ideo·gram

Pronunciation: \ˈi-dē-ə-ˌgram, ˈī-\

Function: noun

Date: 1838

1 : a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it; especially : one that represents not the object pictured but some thing or idea that the object pictured is supposed to suggest
2 : logogram

— ideo·gram·ic or ideo·gram·mic \ˌi-dē-ə-ˈgra-mik, ˌī-\ adjective

— ideo·gram·mat·ic \-dē-ō-grə-ˈma-tik\ adjective