- pictography
- noun Date: 1851 use of pictographs ; picture writing 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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pictography — [pik täg′rə fē] n. writing by the use of pictographs; picture writing … English World dictionary
pictography — pikˈtägrəfē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary picto + graphy : use of pictographs : picture writing 1 a * * * /pik tog reuh fee/, n. the use of pictographs; picture writing. [1850 55; … Useful english dictionary
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pictography — pic·tog·ra·phy … English syllables
pictography — pic•tog•ra•phy [[t]pɪkˈtɒg rə fi[/t]] n. ling. picture writing • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
pictography — /pɪkˈtɒgrəfi/ (say pik togruhfee) noun the use of pictographs; picture writing …
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