picture writing

/ˌpɪktʃər ˌraɪdɪŋ/
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Other forms: picture writings

Definitions of picture writing
  1. noun
    a writing system using pictographs
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    type of:
    orthography, writing system
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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