HIEROGLYPH


Meaning of HIEROGLYPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌglif ]

noun

Etymology: French hiéroglyphe, from Middle French, back-formation from hieroglyphique

Date: 1598

1. : a character used in a system of hieroglyphic writing

2. : something that resembles a hieroglyph

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.