Definition
ideogrammic
adjective
- of, relating to, or expressed by means of ideograms (symbols or characters that represent ideas or things rather than sounds)
Usage: literary and linguistic term; often used in discussions of writing systems and poetry
Examples
- Chinese characters are ideogrammic in nature, representing whole words or concepts.
- The poet employed ideogrammic techniques to compress meaning into visual symbols.
- Ideogrammic writing systems differ fundamentally from alphabetic ones.
- Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics are considered ideogrammic rather than purely phonetic.
- The artist's ideogrammic approach combined visual symbols with minimal text.