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glyph
[ glif ]
/ glɪf /
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noun
a pictograph or hieroglyph.
a sculptured figure or relief carving.
Architecture. an ornamental channel or groove.
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Origin of glyph
1720–30; <Greek glyph(ḗ) carving, derivative of glýphein to hollow out
OTHER WORDS FROM glyph
glyphic, adjectiveWords nearby glyph
Glyn, Glyndebourne, glyoxaline, glyoxylate, glyoxylic acid, glyph, glyphography, glyphosate, glyptal, glyptic, glyptics
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British Dictionary definitions for glyph
glyph
/ (ɡlɪf) /
noun
a carved channel or groove, esp a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze
rare another word for hieroglyphic
any computer-generated character regarded in terms of its shape and bit pattern
Derived forms of glyph
glyphic, adjectiveWord Origin for glyph
C18: from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē carving, from gluphein to carve
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