Meaning of HIEROGLYPHIC

Pronunciation:			`hIuru'glifik
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt [n]  writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) [adj]  written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols [adj]  resembling hieroglyphic writing
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	Synonyms:		hieroglyph, hieroglyphical
	See Also:		hieratic, hieratic script, orthography, writing, writing system
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Hi`er*o*glyph"ic\, Hieroglyphical
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