First Known Use: 1851
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pictograph
noun pic·to·graph \-ˌgraf\
Definition of PICTOGRAPH
1
: an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall
2
: one of the symbols belonging to a pictorial graphic system
3
: a diagram representing statistical data by pictorial forms
— pic·to·graph·ic \ˌpik-tə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
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Origin of PICTOGRAPH
Latin pictus + English -o- + -graph
Rhymes with PICTOGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
PICTOGRAPH Defined for Kids
pictograph
noun pic·to·graph \ˈpik-tə-ˌgraf\
Definition of PICTOGRAPH for Kids
1
: an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall
2
: a diagram showing information by means of pictures
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