Definition of "ideogram" [i•de•o•gram]

• A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking” or "parking prohibited.” Also called ideograph. (noun)
• See logogram. (noun)
• A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The ideogram was a merging of those of knife and foot."
• "I deal in Chinese, where the "old language" mantra is repeated almost as often as the "ideogram" misnomer."
• "The ideogram which is here rendered as kullulu -- "accursed" or "evil" -- might also be read as limuttu -- "baneful"."