pictogram

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Etymology

From Latin pictus +‎ -o- +‎ -gram.[1]

Noun

pictogram (plural pictograms)

  1. A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
    Synonyms: pictograph, hieroglyph
    Coordinate terms: ideogram, logogram

Usage notes

A pictogram represents by illustration a word or idea. An ideogram represents only an idea, and a logogram represents only a word.

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References

  1. ^ “pictogram, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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Noun

pictogram n (plural pictogrammen, diminutive pictogrammetje n)

  1. pictogram
  2. (graphical user interface) icon

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