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pictograph

Syllabification: (pic·to·graph)
Pronunciation: /ˈpiktəˌgraf/

(also pictogram /-ˌgram/)
Definition of pictograph

noun

  • a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000 bc.
  • a pictorial representation of statistics on a chart, graph, or computer screen.

Derivatives

pictographic

Pronunciation: /ˌpiktəˈgrafik/

adjective

pictography

Pronunciation: /pikˈtägrəfē/

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin pict- 'painted' (from the verb pingere) + -graph

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Definition of pictograph in the British & World English dictionary

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