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Pictograms vs Hieroglyphic - What's the difference?

pictograms | hieroglyphic |

As nouns the difference between pictograms and hieroglyphic

is that pictograms is while hieroglyphic is (chiefly|in the plural) a writing system of ancient egypt, minoans, maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus.

As an adjective hieroglyphic is

of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols.

pictograms

English

Noun

(head) (p)

    • hieroglyphic

    English

    typical of the Graeco-Roman period.

    Alternative forms

    * hieroglyphick

    Noun

    (wikipedia hieroglyphic) (en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
  • any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph
  • (by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
    • hieroglyphic writing
    hieroglyphic obelisk
  • difficult to decipher