Pictogram
The word pictogram comes from the Latin pictum (‘painted’) and Greek gramma (‘character’).
It is an abstract drawing with a shape that relates to what it is referring to, unlike ideograms.
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The word pictogram comes from the Latin pictum (‘painted’) and Greek gramma (‘character’).
It is an abstract drawing with a shape that relates to what it is referring to, unlike ideograms.