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[ pik-tog-ruh-fee ] / pɪkˈtɒg rə fi /
nounthe use of pictographs; picture writing. Origin of pictography1850–55; pictograph + -y3; see -graphy Words nearby pictographypicrotoxin, Pict, Pictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictography, Pictor, pictorial, pictorialism, pictorialize, picture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pictographyIt is not a difficult task to distinguish the pictography of these two peoples, wherever found. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes Pictography here records, that certain clans had killed bears and taken human scalps before that time. Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft According to John Tanner, the symbol for the lightning in Ojibway pictography was a rattlesnake. American Hero-Myths|Daniel G. Brinton From pictography it is but an easy step to hieroglyphics like those used by ancient peoples. Criminal Man|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
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