pictograph

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pictograph

/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæf/

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From Latin pictus + -o- + graph.

noun pictographs

A picture that represents a word or an idea. The Seleucid and Dendera Zodiacs are illustrations of the pictograph tradition from the 5th phase, showing the zodiac plus the four ‘parazodiacal’ animals (crow, serpent, eagle, and southern fish).
Similar: hieroglyph, pictogram
A graphic character.
A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.

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noun type of graph

Español	pictografía

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"pictograph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pictograph. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pictograph. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pictograph

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"pictograph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pictograph.

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@misc{pictograph_2026,
  title = {pictograph},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pictograph},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}