| NOUN | communication | hieroglyph, hieroglyphic | writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | hieroglyph, hieroglyphic | a writing system using picture symbols |
| Sounds | hhay.rowglih'f | |
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| Rhymes | bailiff ... Wickliffe: 18 rhymes with ihf... | |
| Meaning | writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible). | |
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| Synonym | hieroglyphic | |
| Broader | writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language |
| Catalan | jeroglífic | |
| Adjectives | hieroglyphic, hieroglyphical | resembling hieroglyphic writing |
| Meaning | A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt. | |
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| Synonym | hieroglyphic | |
| Narrower | hieratic, hieratic script | A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics |
| Broader | orthography, writing system | A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols |
| Spanish | jeroglífico | |
| Catalan | jeroglífic | |
| Adjectives | hieroglyphic, hieroglyphical | written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols |
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