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Word: Hieroglyph
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: back-formation from hieroglyphic
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhʌɪ(ə)rə(ʊ)ɡlɪf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and certain other writing systems
Short Definition:stylized picture of object representing word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian
Examples:- hieroglyphs describing the Mayan calendar
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