PICTOGRAPHY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word pictography. (close relations)
Definition of PICTOGRAPHY
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glyph | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief | ||||||||
ideography | nounn | |||||||
noun • the use of ideograms in writing | ||||||||
sign | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) • a public display of a message • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message • structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted • (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided • (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease • having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come • a gesture that is part of a sign language • a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified • a character indicating a relation between quantities adjective satellite • used of the language of the deaf verb • mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) • approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation • be engaged by a written agreement • engage by written agreement • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs • place signs, as along a road • communicate in sign language • make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate | ||||||||
symbol | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance • something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible | ||||||||
hieroglyphics | nounn | |||||||
adjective • resembling hieroglyphic writing • written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols noun • writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) • a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | ||||||||
logography | ||||||||
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