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pictograph

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pic·to·graph  (pkt-grf)
n. In all senses also called pictogram.
1. A picture representing a word or idea; a hieroglyph.
2. A record in hieroglyphic symbols.
3. 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.]

picto·graphic adj.
picto·graphi·cal·ly adv.
pic·togra·phy (pk-tgr-f) n.

pictograph [ˈpɪktəˌgrɑːf -ˌgræf]
n
1. (Linguistics) a picture or symbol standing for a word or group of words, as in written Chinese
2. a chart on which symbols are used to represent values, such as population levels or consumption
[from Latin pictus, from pingere to paint]
pictographic  [ˌpɪktəˈgræfɪk] adj
pictography  [pɪkˈtɒgrəfɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pictographpictograph - a graphic character used in picture writing
grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Translations
pictograph [ˈpɪktəgrɑːf] N
1. (= record, chart) → pictografía f
2. (Ling) (= symbol) → pictograma m; (= writing) → pictografía f


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But these traces, and such hieroglyphics, or, to be more exact pictographs, as I have been able to decipher from the old documents, tell of one country, or perhaps it was only a city, over which this great golden idol of Quitzel presided.
 
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