/ ˈpɪktəgræm; NAmE / noun
1.
a picture representing a word or phrase
2.
a diagram that uses pictures to represent amounts or numbers of a particular thing
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Latin pict- painted (from the verb pingere ) + -gram .
/ ˈpɪktəgræm; NAmE / noun
1.
a picture representing a word or phrase
2.
a diagram that uses pictures to represent amounts or numbers of a particular thing
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Latin pict- painted (from the verb pingere ) + -gram .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005