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View synonyms for pictograph
pictograph
[ pik-tuh-graf, -grahf ]
noun
- a pictorial sign or symbol.
- a record consisting of pictorial symbols, as a prehistoric cave drawing or a graph or chart with symbolic figures representing a certain number of people, cars, factories, etc.
pictograph
/ ˈpɪktəˌɡrɑːf; ˌpɪktəˈɡræfɪk; pɪkˈtɒɡrəfɪ; -ˌɡræf /
noun
- a picture or symbol standing for a word or group of words, as in written Chinese
- a chart on which symbols are used to represent values, such as population levels or consumption
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Derived Forms
- pictography, noun
- pictographic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pic·to·graph·ic [pik-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
- picto·graphi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pictograph1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pictograph1
C19: from Latin pictus, from pingere to paint
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Example Sentences
And the common pictograph to represent the Arikara among all the surrounding tribes was a conventionalised ear of corn.
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Fig. 214 is an Ojibwa pictograph found in Schoolcraft, I, pl.
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The Ojibwa pictograph for sun is seen in Fig. 169, taken from Schoolcraft, loc.
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Fig. 211 is an Ojibwa pictograph taken from Schoolcraft, loc.
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First, it is simply a representation of an object or a phenomenon, that is, a pictograph.
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