The meaning of Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics – definition

noun
Writing consisting of hieroglyphs.
Usage examples:
Without the rosetta stone, it is likely that egyptian hieroglyphics would still be a mystery
Synonims:
Symbols Signs Ciphers Code Cryptograms Cryptographs Runes

adjective
Of or written in hieroglyphs.
Usage examples:
Hieroglyphic script

plural noun
Pictures or symbols that represent words, used in the writing system of ancient egypt

Hieroglyphics translation into English

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into Chinese

象形文字

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into Dutch

Hiërogliefen, Hiëroglief

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into French

Hiéroglyphes

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into German

Hieroglyphen

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into Hindi

चित्रलेख

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into Italian

Geroglifici

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into Korean

상형문자, 판독하기 어려운 문서

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into Russian

Иероглифы, Иероглифика, Каракули

Hieroglyphics: translate from English into Spanish

Jeroglíficos

Word origin

late 16th century: from French hiéroglyphique, from Greek hierogluphikos, from hieros ‘sacred’ + gluphē ‘carving’.

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Hieroglyphics – similar words

hieroglyphic

noun
Writing consisting of hieroglyphs.
Usage examples:
Without the rosetta stone, it is likely that egyptian hieroglyphics would still be a mystery

adjective
Of or written in hieroglyphs.
Usage examples:
Hieroglyphic script

adjective
In or relating to a system of writing that uses pictures instead of words, especially as used in ancient egypt
Usage examples:
The funerary cones carry the names and titles of the tomb owner in hieroglyphic script., hieroglyph…

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hieroglyph

noun
A stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient egyptian and certain other writing systems.
Usage examples:
Hieroglyphs describing the mayan calendar

noun
A picture or symbol that represents a word, used in some writing systems, such as the one used in ancient egypt
Usage examples:
The inscriptions that lined the walls of ancient egyptian tombs were written in hieroglyphs., it wa…

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Hieroglyphics synonims

ciphers

noun
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
Usage examples:
He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher

verb
Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.
Usage examples:
He left two, as yet uncracked, ciphered messages for posthumous decoding

verb
(of an organ pipe) sound continuously.

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code

noun
A system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy.
Usage examples:
The americans cracked their diplomatic code

verb
Convert (the words of a message) into a code so as to convey a secret meaning.
Usage examples:
Only mitch knew how to read the message—even the name was coded

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cryptograms

noun
A text written in code.

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runes

noun
A letter of an ancient germanic alphabet, related to the roman alphabet.
Usage examples:
Long ago, a rune had been carved in the centre of the stone

noun
Any of the letters of an ancient alphabet cut into stone or wood in the past by the people of northern europe, or any similar mark with a secret or magic meaning

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signs

noun
An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.
Usage examples:
Flowers are often given as a sign of affection

verb
Write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender.
Usage examples:
The card was signed by the whole class

noun
A written or printed mark that has a standard meaning
Usage examples:
The symbol for subtraction is the minus sign., a stop sign, a neon sign marked the entrance to the …

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symbols

noun
A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
Usage examples:
The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb
Symbolize.
Usage examples:
The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.

noun
Anything used to represent something else, such as a sign or mark, a person, or an event
Usage examples:
Five interlocking rings is the symbol of the olympic games., she’s a symbol of hope for people livi…

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