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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