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PICTOGRAM
Noun
pictogram (plural pictograms)
A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
Synonyms: pictograph, hieroglyph
Coordinate terms: ideogram, logogram
Usage notes
Strictly speaking, a pictogram represents by illustration, an ideogram represents an idea, and a logogram represents a word. Casually, pictogram is used to represent all of these: it is a picture representing some concept.
Synonyms
• pictograph
• hieroglyph
Source: Wiktionary
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