Meanings
plural 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).
1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 10, column 1Synonyms: hieroglyph, pictogram
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA picture that represents a word or an idea.
Origin
From Latin pictus + -o- + graph.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Māori kauwhata whakaahua
- kauwhata whakaahuatype of graph
Spanish pictografía
- pictografíatype of graph
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pictograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictograph
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