ideograph
Rhetoric. an ordinary language term that, within a particular ideology, has developed a loose, flexible, nonspecific use that stands for values and ideas present within that ideology, rather than having a specific, concrete meaning: In the training materials, <leadership> is used as an ideograph to reinforce the military hierarchy.
Origin of ideograph
1Other words from ideograph
- id·e·o·graph·ic [id-ee-uh-graf-ik, ahy-dee-], /ˌɪd i əˈgræf ɪk, ˌaɪ di-/, id·e·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
- id·e·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·id·e·o·graph·ic, adjective
- un·id·e·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
- un·id·e·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with ideograph
- ideograph , idiograph
Words Nearby ideograph
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How to use ideograph in a sentence
For example, the ideograph meaning "to speak" is a mouth with two words and a flame coming out of it.
Instigations | Ezra PoundThus a chessboard was an ideograph, and stood for a gift, and sometimes a building.
Cleopatra's Needle | James KingThe parcel-post, an hour later, brought him his own ideograph, returned without a word.
The same ideograph Im that signifies Ramman also means distress.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria | Morris JastrowSome Japanese newspapers have undertaken to limit themselves in the use of the ideograph.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic | Sidney L. Gulick
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