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HIEROGLYPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
Synonyms:
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hieroglyph" is a kind of...):
orthography; writing system (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hieroglyph"):
hieratic; hieratic script (a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests)
Derivation:
hieroglyphical (written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
Synonyms:
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hieroglyph" is a kind of...):
writing (letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language)
Derivation:
hieroglyphical (resembling hieroglyphic writing)
