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| glyph [ glif ] (plural glyphs) |
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1. architecture carved groove in ancient Greek architecture: an ornamental carved channel or groove, especially a vertical one like those on a Doric frieze
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2. ancient hist carved symbol or character: a symbol or character, especially one that has been incised or carved out in a stone surface like the characters of the ancient Maya writing system
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3. modern symbolic character: a nonverbal symbol, e.g. one used on a road sign
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4. comput character in font: the symbol or symbols that form a single character in a font
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| [Late 18th century. Via French glyphe< Greek gluphē "carving" < gluphein "carve"] |
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  glyph·ic adjective |
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