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Ideography

Definition: Ideography refers to a system of writing or representation of ideas through the use of symbols or characters, where each symbol represents an entire concept or idea.

Examples of Usage:

1. Noun - Popular Sense:

He studied ancient Chinese ideography to understand the origins of calligraphy.

2. Noun - Local Sense:

The indigenous tribe developed their own unique ideography that is only understood by their members.

3. Adjective - Popular Sense:

Although considered an ideography script, Japanese uses a combination of ideographic and syllabic characters.

4. Adjective - Local Sense:

The regional dialect has its own ideography signs that are not commonly used outside that area.

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