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Meaning of PICTOGRAPH

Pronunciation:  'piktu`graf

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a graphic character used in picture writing
 
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 See Also: character, grapheme, graphic symbol

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pic"to*graph\, n. [See {Picture}, and {-graph}.]
A picture or hieroglyph representing and expressing an idea.
-- {Pic`to*graph"ic}, a.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: aboriginally painted designs on natural rock surfaces. Red ochre is the most frequently used pigment and natural or abstract motifs may be represented.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: 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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