hieroglyph
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hi·er·o·glyph
(hī′ər-ə-glĭf′, hī′rə-)n.
1. A picture or symbol used in hieroglyphic writing.
2. Something that suggests a hieroglyph.
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| Noun | 1. |  hieroglyph - writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)writing - letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" |
| 2. | hieroglyph - a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols hieratic, hieratic script - a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests |
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hieroglyfi
hieroglif
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hieroglyph
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