pictogram
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- pictogramme (rare)
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Noun edit
pictogram (plural pictograms)
- A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
- Synonyms: pictograph, hieroglyph
- Coordinate terms: ideogram, logogram
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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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picture that represents a word or an idea
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Noun edit
pictogram n (plural pictogrammen, diminutive pictogrammetje n)
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- (icon): icoon