1. Noun
An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.
2. Noun
A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, /, $, /, etc.
3. Noun
A phonetic symbol; a letter.
4. Noun
a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it; "Chinese characters are ideograms"
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