hieroglyph

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhaɪ.rəˌɡlɪf/ or /ˈhaɪ.rəʊˌɡlɪf/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhaɪɚ.əˌɡlɪf/ or /ˈhaɪɚ.oʊˌɡlɪf/

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• Hyphenation: hie‧ro‧glyph hier‧o‧glyph

Noun

Singular hieroglyph

Plural hieroglyphs

Egyptian hieroglyphs typical of the Graeco-Roman period.

1. (countable) A hieroglyph is a picture that represents a sound, word, symbol, etc., in a hieroglyphic writing system.