English

Etymology
Greek hiero-, 'holy' + 'glyph', 'symbol'.

Noun
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1. especially|in plural a writing system of ancient Egypt and Maya civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
2. any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph
3. context|by extension undecipherable handwriting

Adjective
hieroglyphic

1. of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
2. difficult to decipher

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