ideograph
noun
ideographically
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a word derived from
ideograph.
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a word derived from
ideographic.
Example Sentences
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The proper names of the numerous business documents of the Khammurabi period, when phonetic writing was the fashion, have been of special value in resolving doubts as to the correct reading of names written ideographically.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
The name of the god is written ideographically with a sign that has the meaning of 'servant' and 'man.'
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Every character had more than one phonetic value; many of them, indeed, had several, while they could also be used ideographically to express objects and ideas.
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
It was at this time that Erech received the name of "the City," which it continued to bear when written ideographically.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
What these were it is difficult to say, as the terms are written ideographically.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns
