HERMOGLYPHIC


Meaning of HERMOGLYPHIC in English

|hərmə|glifik noun

also her·mog·ly·phist (ˌ)hərˈmägləfə̇st; ˈhərməˌglif-, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷

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Etymology: hermoglyphic from Greek hermoglyphikos of statuary, from hermoglypheus statuary (from hermēs herm + -glypheus, from glyphein to carve) + -ikos -ic; hermoglyphist from Greek hermoglyphikos + English -ist — more at herm , cleave

: one that carves statues ; especially : one that engraves inscriptions on herms

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.