pictography

noun

pic·tog·ra·phy | \ pik-ˈtä-grə-fē

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Definition of pictography

: use of pictographs : picture writing sense 1

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Ken Falk is a graphic designer, the kind of dad who, upon seeing a magazine ad, might provide an impromptu discourse on pictography. — Chris Ballard, SI.com, "The Smartest Basketball Mind Outside the NBA," 8 Mar. 2018

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The first known use of pictography was in 1851

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