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pic·to·graph    Audio Help   (pĭk'tə-grāf')  Pronunciation Key  n.   In all senses also called pictogram. A picture representing a word or idea; a hieroglyph. A record in hieroglyphic symbols. A pictorial representation of numerical data or relationships, especially a graph, but having each value represented by a proportional number of pictures. [Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots + -graph.] pic'to·graph'ic adj., pic'to·graph'i·cal·ly adv., pic·tog'ra·phy (pĭk-tŏg'rə-fē) n.

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