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Meaning of "picture writing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PICTURE WRITING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICTURE WRITING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Picture writing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PICTURE WRITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of picture writing in the English dictionary

The definition of picture writing in the dictionary is any writing system that uses pictographs. Other definition of picture writing is a system of artistic expression and communication using pictures or symbolic figures.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICTURE WRITING

picture book
picture card
picture desk
picture editor
picture frame
picture gallery
picture hat
picture house
picture library
picture messaging
picture moulding
picture palace
picture phone
picture postcard
picture rail
picture show
picture tube
picture window
picture-framer
picture-framing

WORDS THAT END LIKE PICTURE WRITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
biting
copywriting
creative writing
editing
exciting
handwriting
inhibiting
inviting
limiting
recruiting
soliciting
songwriting
underwriting
visiting
vomiting
waiting
whiting
writing

Synonyms and antonyms of picture writing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «picture writing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PICTURE WRITING

Find out the translation of picture writing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of picture writing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «picture writing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

图片写
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pictografía
570 millions of speakers

English

picture writing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चित्र लेखन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كتابة الصورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

написание фото
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escrita foto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছবির লেখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´écriture de l´image
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penulisan gambar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bilderschrift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

画像の書き込み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그림 쓰기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nulis gambar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình ảnh văn bản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படம் எழுதுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चित्रलेखन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Resim yazma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrittura immagine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapisu obrazu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

написання фото
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scris imagine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραφής εικόνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

foto skriftelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

picture skrift
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bildet skriving
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of picture writing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICTURE WRITING»

The term «picture writing» is normally little used and occupies the 127.595 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PICTURE WRITING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «picture writing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «picture writing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about picture writing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICTURE WRITING»

Discover the use of picture writing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to picture writing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Picture Writing
An interactive and innovative resource provides children with the necessary tools and techniques to unleash and enhance their creativity in writing by concentrating on the selection of every word, image, and phrase to construct evocative ...
Anastasia Suen, 2003
2
Picture-writing of the American Indians
Numerous illustrations support an examination of the meaning and significance of Indian pictographs and the stylistic differences of the various tribes
Garrick Mallery, 1893
3
Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing
Originally published in 1905, this book brings together 22 traditional Delaware Indian stories.
Richard Calmit Adams, Deborah Nichols, 2000
4
The Storytellers' Club: The Picture-Writing Women of the Arctic
Writing true stories from her own family history, author Loretta Outwater Cox carries on the storytelling traditions of her people. These are their stories...now given to you."--BOOK JACKET.
Loretta Outwater Cox, 2005
5
Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation ...
It covers researching the picture books market, creating characters, point of view, plotting, tips on writing rhyme and more, all the lessons writers need to write great and appealing picture books.
Ann Whitford Paul, 2009
6
Chiefs, Scribes, and Ethnographers: Kuna Culture from Inside ...
DOES PICTURE-WRITING EXIST? From the beginning of his investigations in San Blas, Kuna picture-writing seized Nordenskiöld's imagination, and it was one of the first topics on which he published after his return from the field (1927; ...
James Howe, 2010
7
The Study of Language
When some of the 'pictures' came to represent particular images in a consistent way, we can begin to describe the product as a form of picture-writing, or pictograms. In this way, a form such as ••; might come to be used for the sun. An essential ...
George Yule, 2006
8
In the Palace of Nezahualcoyotl: Painting Manuscripts, ...
Eduardo de J. Douglas offers a detailed critical analysis and historical contextualization of the manuscripts to argue that colonial economic, political, and social concerns affected both the content of the three Tetzcocan pictorial ...
Eduardo de J. Douglas, 2012
9
Historical and Comparative Linguistics
Pictures show a direct iconic relation of graphic representations to the real world, and this is why one often speaks of 'picture writing' (pictography, ideography). This is represented by link 1 in Figure 2-1. Picture writing, however, is not real ...
Raimo Anttila, 1989
10
Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation
These systems often invoked hieroglyphics and picture-writing as possible models for the "universal character." See James Knowlson, Universal Language Schemes in England and France, 1600—1800 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, ...
W. J. T. Mitchell, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICTURE WRITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term picture writing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rumer Willis in a bikini with hunky DWTS castmates Keo Motsepe …
... Chmerkovskiy to display their honed bods. Alan tweeted the picture writing 'Intermission in Charlotte! #dwtstour trying to take a candid selfie. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
Emojis: The rise of the cutest form of communication
The word emoji translates in Japanese as 'picture writing character'. Teens loved them – their parents did too. Rival networks added their own ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
3
Blatter quits as Fifa president - as it happened
We're not sure if the Manchester United midfielder managed to get that helmet over his mane, but he did tweet this picture writing 'karting with ... «BBC Sport, Jun 15»
4
Empire's Kaitlin Doubleday shows off her diamond ring from DJ …
And the LA-based DJ also posted a lovey-dovey picture writing: 'SHE SAID YES!!!!' Sparkler: The 30-year-old actress showed off her diamond ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Zayn Malik and Naughty Boy in Twitter spat with Louis Tomlinson
Tomlinson made a jibe about the picture writing: "Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for your pictures were ... «International Business Times UK, May 15»
6
Coronation Street star Kym Marsh walks her pet dog
She also posted a picture writing: Life is too short to be anything but happy.' Meanwhile, Kym is preparing to tie the knot with her fiancé Dan ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
7
Bob Dylan book lays out all the lyrics
Dylan, who I picture writing his lyrics on a portable typewriter, in a crowded hotel room, with a film crew rolling, with his entourage splayed ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
8
I drive like a pro when taking selfies
Justice Project South Africa tweeted the picture writing: “Is everyone this stupid? Don't bother responding. It's a rhetorical question.” Repeated ... «MyBroadband, Apr 15»
9
What is the Rosetta Stone?
... ideographic signs rather than just symbolic picture writing that didn't also represent sounds of language, as earlier scholars had suspected. «History, Apr 15»
10
Comic book dissertation demonstrates capacity of picture writing
James Sturm, cofounder of the Center for Cartoon Studies, says it's only a matter of time before more universities have visual literacy programs. «Inside Higher Ed, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Picture writing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/picture-writing>. Apr 2024 ».
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