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pictograph definition

pic·to·graph (pik′tə graf′)

noun

  1. a picture or picturelike symbol representing an idea, as in primitive writing; hieroglyphic
  2. pictography
  3. a diagram or graph using pictured objects to convey ideas, information, etc.

Etymology: < L pictus (see picture) + -graph

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