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hieroglyph

DEFINITIONS OF: hieroglyph

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n a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt

Synonyms:
hieroglyphic
Types:
hieratic, hieratic script
a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
Demotic, Demotic script
a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
Type of:
orthography, writing system
a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

n writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

Synonyms:
hieroglyphic
Type of:
writing
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
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