pictography
[ pik-tog-ruh-fee ]
/ pɪkˈtɒg rə fi /
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noun
the use of pictographs; picture writing.
Nearby words
pict, pictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictographic, pictography, pictor, pictores, pictorial, pictorialism, pictorialize
Origin of pictography
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Examples from the Web for pictography
It is not a difficult task to distinguish the pictography of these two peoples, wherever found.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter FewkesPictography here records, that certain clans had killed bears and taken human scalps before that time.
According to John Tanner, the symbol for the lightning in Ojibway pictography was a rattlesnake.
American Hero-Myths|Daniel G. BrintonFrom pictography it is but an easy step to hieroglyphics like those used by ancient peoples.
Criminal Man|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero