1) Egyptian invention 2) Hieroglyphic 3) Pictorial symbol 4) Used in ancient Egypt 5) Writing
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A hieroglyph (Greek for `sacred writing`) is a character of the ancient Egyptian writing system. Logographic scripts that are pictographic in form in a way reminiscent of ancient Egyptian are also sometimes called `hieroglyphs`. In Neoplatonism, especially during the Renaissance, a `hieroglyph` was an artistic representation of an esoteric i...
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• (a.) Alt. of Hieroglyphic
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a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly that form used on ancient Egyptian monuments. Hieroglyphic symbols may represent the ... [6 related articles]
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n] - writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) 2. [n] - a writing system using picture symbols
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hieroglyph, hieroglyphs 1. A hieroglyphic character; a figure of some object, as a tree, animal, etc., standing for a word (or, afterwards, in some cases, a syllable or sound), and forming an element of a species of writing found on ancient Egyptian monuments and records; thence extended to such figures similarly used in the writing of other races....
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The Egyptian picture language. From the Greek word meaning 'sacred carving'. The symbols are individual pictures that do not join together.
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hieroglyphic noun a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
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