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hieroglyph::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hieroglyphic |
| Type of | writing |
| Derivation | hieroglyphical |
hieroglyph::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hieroglyphic |
| Type of | orthography, writing system |
| Has types | hieratic, hieratic script |
| Derivation | hieroglyphical |
Examples of hieroglyph
hieroglyph
He shows me the latter's 2004 album sleeve, featuring an unreadable hieroglyph.
From the guardian.co.uk
A hieroglyph used as a logogram defines the object of which it is an image.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The djed hieroglyph was a pillar-like symbol which represented stability.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Symbols on Gerzean pottery, c.4th millennium BC, resemble traditional hieroglyph writing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Cellars and wine presses even had a god whose hieroglyph was a winepress.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It has become an alpha-numeric symbol, a hieroglyph, an instant symbol.
From the cnn.com
The Hebrew character is named from a dark hieroglyph on its forewing.
From the guardian.co.uk
Discovered in 1799, the stone contributed greatly to the process of hieroglyph decipherment.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There it persists as a sort of handy hieroglyph for conjuring up popular memories of a time.
From the time.com
- Writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- The Ancient Egyptian Vulture hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. G1 for the Egyptian Vulture.
- An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system
- (Hieroglyphic) An ancient Egyptian system of writing, a full lexicon usually taught by the priests, using symbols and pictures to convey ideas and language.
- (Hieroglyphic) Greek ,Latin and French; adjective. System of writing in picture form
- (Hieroglyphic) The primary script of ancient Egypt. It was used for inscriptions on monuments and tombs. The word hieroglyphic means "sacred carved sign."
- (Hieroglyphs) Drawings or symbols that developed before written language was developed.
- (Hieroglyphs) The ancient Egyptian writing which used symbols based on animals, humans/gods and implements.
