🪶hieroglyph

noun
/ˈhaɪərəˌɡlɪf/

Meaning

A picture or symbol used in ancient writing systems, especially Egyptian writing.

Example Sentences

The walls of the temple were covered in hieroglyphs.

Synonyms

symbol, character, pictograph, ideogram

Antonyms

alphabet, letter

Collocations

Egyptian hieroglyph, ancient hieroglyph, decipher hieroglyph

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