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hieroglyphic
[ hahy-er-uh-glif-ik, hahy-ruh- ]
adjective
- Also hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- inscribed with hieroglyphic symbols.
- hard to decipher; hard to read.
noun
- Also hieroglyph. a hieroglyphic symbol.
- Usually hieroglyphics. hieroglyphic writing.
- a figure or symbol with a hidden meaning.
- hieroglyphics, handwriting, figures, characters, code, etc., difficult to decipher:
the confusing hieroglyphics of advanced mathematics.
hieroglyphic
/ ˌhaɪəˈrɒɡ-; ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪk; ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪst /
adjective
- of or relating to a form of writing using picture symbols, esp as used in ancient Egypt
- written with hieroglyphic symbols
- difficult to read or decipher
noun
- a picture or symbol representing an object, concept, or sound
- a symbol or picture that is difficult to read or decipher
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Derived Forms
- ˌhieroˈglyphically, adverb
- hieroglyphist, noun
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Other Words From
- hi·er·o·glyph·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hieroglyphic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hieroglyphic1
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Example Sentences
Self-described “divine lords” at a Maya site called Tamarindito in what’s now Guatemala left glowing hieroglyphic tributes to themselves as heads of a powerful “Foliated Scroll” dynasty.
Not for twenty necklaces and a whole file of hieroglyphic passes would she doubt Frank any more.
Moreover, the inscriptions on hieroglyphic rocks in these abandoned cities evidently refer to Amazons.
Of the Nahua hieroglyphic system and its capabilities enough has been said elsewhere.
We have first the Aztec monuments and hieroglyphic scrolls, for the most part undeciphered.
Pythagoras was the last of the Greek sages who made use of hieroglyphic writings and transmitted his doctrine in ancient language.
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