ideographic

Definition of ideographicnext

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Adjective
  • The French designer’s creations draw from a vast iconographic repertoire.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Holzinger is unabashedly committed to an iconographic project.
    Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • There’s the decorative labanotation (or choreography notes) on the eastern exterior wall, featuring hieroglyphic-like markings.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Broad-limbed ceiba trees shade crumbling pyramids; hieroglyphic stelae portray the city’s early Maya rulers.
    Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Winslow Homer’s The Morning Bell (originally The Old Mill, pictured above) is illustrative of this distinction in art.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Golinger pointed to NextEra Energy as an illustrative example of how the dynamics can compound over time.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 June 2026
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“Ideographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideographic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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