picture writing
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noun
the art of recording events or expressing ideas by pictures, or pictorial symbols, as practiced by preliterate peoples.
pictorial symbols forming a record or communication.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Origin of picture writing
First recorded in 1735–45
Words nearby picture writing
picture show, picture spread, picturesque, picture tube, picture window, picture writing, picturize, picul, piculet, Picumnus, Picus
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British Dictionary definitions for picture writing
picture writing
noun
any writing system that uses pictographs
a system of artistic expression and communication using pictures or symbolic figures
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