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hieroglyphic
hi·er·o·glyph·ic
[
hrə glíffik,
h ərə glíffik
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
in hieroglyphs:
relating to or written in hieroglyphs
2.
hard to read:
difficult to read
(
informal
)
noun
(
plural
hi·er·o·glyph·ics
)
Definition:
Same as
hieroglyph
[
Late 16th century. Directly or via French< late Latin
hieroglyphicus
< Greek
hierogluphikos
"sacred carving" <
hieros
"sacred" +
gluphē
"carving"
]
hi·er·o·glyph·i·cal·ly
adverb
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