HIEROGLYPHIC
hieroglyphic
Noun
- a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
- any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph
- undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol
Adjective
- of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
- hieroglyphic writing
- hieroglyphic obelisk
- difficult to decipher
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