| NOUN | communication | Rosetta Stone | a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally / originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC |
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| Meaning | A part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally / originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics. | |
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| Instance of | stele, stela | An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings |
| Spanish | piedra de Roseta, Rosetta, Rosetta Stone | |
| Catalan | Pedra de Rosetta, pedra Rosetta | |
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