NOUN | communication | hieroglyph, hieroglyphic | writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) |
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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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