pictograph

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/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæf/

noun

A picture that represents a word or an idea.

UncommonScrabble 20

Meanings

nounpictograph (plural pictographs)

plural pictographs

  1. 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 1

    Synonyms: hieroglyph, pictogram

  2. A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA picture that represents a word or an idea.

Also see

Origin

Translations

Māori kauwhata whakaahua
  • kauwhata whakaahuatype of graph
Spanish pictografía
  • pictografíatype of graph
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APA

pictograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictograph

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“pictograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pictograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictograph.

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