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pictographic — adjective consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs a pictographic script pictographic stage in the development of writing • Pertains to noun: ↑pictograph • Derivationally related forms: ↑pictograph * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|grafik adjective … Useful english dictionary
pictographic — pictograph (also pictogram) ► NOUN 1) a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. 2) a pictorial representation of statistics on a chart, graph, or computer screen. DERIVATIVES pictographic adjective. ORIGIN from Latin pingere to paint … English terms dictionary
Pictographic — Pictograph Pic to*graph, n. [See {Picture}, and { graph}.] A picture or hieroglyph representing and expressing an idea. {Pic to*graph ic}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pictographic — adjective see pictograph … New Collegiate Dictionary
pictographic — See pictograph. * * * … Universalium
pictographic — Synonyms and related words: abecedarian, allographic, alphabetic, apish, capital, delineatory, depictive, echoic, embodying, figurative, graphemic, graphic, ideographic, illustrational, illustrative, imitative, incarnating, lettered, lexigraphic … Moby Thesaurus
pictographic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of or relating to representation by drawings or pictures: graphic, hieroglyphic, illustrative, photographic, pictorial. See SEE … English dictionary for students
pictographic — pɪktÉ™ græfɪk adj. of pictorial writing, of pictures that represent ideas … English contemporary dictionary
pictographic — pic·to·graph·ic … English syllables
jiaguwen — ▪ pictographic script Chinese“bone and shell script”Wade Giles romanization chia ku wen pictographic script found on oracle bones, it was widely used in divination in the Shang dynasty (c. 18th–12th century BC). Turtle carapaces and … Universalium
