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hieroglyph

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hieroglyph /ˈhʌɪrəglɪf/

▶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 hieroglyphic.

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