pictogram
noun/ˈpɪktəɡræm/
/ˈpɪktəɡræm/
(also pictograph)
- a picture representing a word or phrase
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- a diagram that uses pictures to represent amounts or numbers of a particular thing
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin pict- ‘painted’ (from the verb pingere) + -gram.
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