pic|to|graph

pic|to|graph
pic|to|graph «PIHK tuh graf, -grahf», noun.
1. a picture used as a sign or symbol, especially in a system of picture writing.
2. a writing or record in such symbols: »

Discovery was made of pictographs in Arizona indicating that the brilliant supernova of July 4, 1054, was observed and recorded by prehistoric American Indians (Science News Letter).

3. a diagram or chart presenting statistical data by using pictures of different colors, sizes, or numbers.
[< Latin pictus, past participle of pingere to paint + English -graph]

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