HIEROGLYPH


Meaning of HIEROGLYPH in English

[ 'hʌɪrəglɪf ]

■ noun a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and certain other writing systems.

Origin

C16: back-form. from ~ic .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.