hieroglyphic
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˌhaɪɹəˈɡlɪfɪk/
Noun
hieroglyphic 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
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Adjective
hieroglyphic adjective
- Of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols“hieroglyphic obelisk”
- Difficult to decipher
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hieroglyphhieroglyphicaldeterminativehieroglyphickhieroglyphypictographyhierogrampictographicsymbolic languageideographicsphonetic determinativemimographyphonetic nameiconomatographyideogrammewritting
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