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pictograph
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pictograph has 1 sense
- pictograph(n = noun.communication) - a graphic character used in picture writing; is a kind of character, grapheme, graphic symbol
Derived form adjective pictographic1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pictograph, n. (also pictogram)
1 a a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. b an ancient record consisting of these.
2 a pictorial representation of statistics etc. on a chart, graph, etc.
1 a a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. b an ancient record consisting of these.
2 a pictorial representation of statistics etc. on a chart, graph, etc.
Derivative
pictographic adj. pictography n.
Etymology
L pingere pict- paint
THESAURUS
pictograph
arrowhead, character, cuneiform, demotic character, determinative, grammalogue, hieratic symbol, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, hieroglyphics, hiragana, ideogram, ideograph, kana, katakana, logogram, logograph, ogham, phonetic, phonetic symbol, pictogram, radical, rune, shorthand, wedge, word letter
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