hieratic script

Definitions of hieratic script
  1. noun
    a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
    synonyms: hieratic
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    types:
    Demotic, Demotic script
    a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
    type of:
    hieroglyph, hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
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