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- [pik-tuh-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈpɪk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
- /ˈpɪktəɡrɑːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pik-tuh-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈpɪk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
Definitions of pictograph word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of PICTOGRAPH pictogram 3
- noun pictograph a pictorial sign or symbol. 1
- noun pictograph a record consisting of pictorial symbols, as a prehistoric cave drawing or a graph or chart with symbolic figures representing a certain number of people, cars, factories, etc. 1
- noun pictograph symbol or hieroglyph 1
- noun Technical meaning of pictograph (text) (Or "pictograph") A symbol which is a picture that represents an object or concept, e.g. a picture of an envelope used to represent an e-mail message. Pictograms are common in everyday life, e.g. signs in public places or roads, whereas the term "icon" is specific to interfaces on computers or other electronic devices. Pictograms are the most common kind of ideogram (symbols representing concepts), the other kind are not pictures but are conventions. 1
- noun pictograph a picture or symbol standing for a word or group of words, as in written Chinese 0
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Origin of pictograph
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < Latin pict(us) painted (see picture) + -o- + -graph
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Parts of speech for Pictograph
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pictograph popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pictograph
noun pictograph
- alphabet — An alphabet is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
- hieroglyph — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- ideographs — an ideogram.
- morpheme — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
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