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Hieroglyphic Common

Hieroglyphic has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

2

a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt

3

A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus

Adjective
1

resembling hieroglyphic writing

2

written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols

3

of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
writing orthography
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hieratic
Rhyming Words
hic chic ethic gathic unchic bechic lithic sophic pathic gothic orphic sothic mythic pyrrhic gnathic buddhic myrrhic kleshic nymphic benthic
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