ideographic
/ˌaɪdiəˈɡræfɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a written symbol that represents an idea or concept directly, rather than a specific word or sound.
- The ancient Egyptians used ideographic signs in their hieroglyphs to represent objects and concepts.
- Some modern emoji function in an ideographic way, conveying emotions or actions without using letters.
- Chinese characters are an ideographic writing system where each symbol often stands for a whole idea.
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