I"de*o- (?). A combining form from the Gr. &?;, an idea.
I`de*o*gen"ic*al (?), a. Of or relating to ideology.
I`de*og"e*ny (?), n. [Ideo- + -geny, from the same root as Gr. &?;,
birth: cf. F. idéogénie.] The science which treats of the origin of
ideas.
I*de"o*gram (?), n. [Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. idéograme.] 1. An original,
pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound,
but only an idea.
Ideograms may be defined to be pictures intended to represent
either things or thoughts.