ideographic

I`de*o*graph"ic, I`de*o*graph"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. idéographique.] Defn: Of or pertaining to an ideogram; representing ideas by symbols, independently of sounds; as, 9 represents not the word "nine," but the idea of the number itself. -- I`de*o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

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