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hieroglyph
hi·er·o·glyph [ hrə glìf, h ərə glìf ] (plural hi·er·o·glyphs)


noun 
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picture writing symbol: a symbol or picture used in a writing system to denote an object, concept, sound, or sequence of sounds, originally and especially in the writing system of the ancient Egyptians
[Late 16th century. Back-formation <hieroglyphic]

hi·er·o·glyph·ist [ hrə glíffist, h ərə glíffist ] noun
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