hieroglyph

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhaɪɹəˌɡlɪf/

Noun

hieroglyph (plural hieroglyphs)

1. An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
2. (informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.

Translations

• French: hiéroglyphe
• German: Hieroglyphe
• Italian: geroglifico
• Portuguese: hieróglifo
• Russian: иеро́глиф
• Spanish: jeroglífico

Verb

hieroglyph (hieroglyphs, present participle hieroglyphing; past and past participle hieroglyphed)

1. To represent by hieroglyphs.

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