"petroglyph" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɛ.tɹəʊˌɡlɪf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/ [General-American], /ˈpɛ.tɹoʊˌɡlɪf/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-petroglyph.wav [Southern-England] Forms: petroglyphs [plural]
Etymology: From French pétroglyphe, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”). By surface analysis, petro- + glyph Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pétroglyphe}} French pétroglyphe, {{der|en|grc|πέτρα||rock}} Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”), {{m|grc|γλυφή||carved work}} γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”), {{surf|en|petro-|glyph}} By surface analysis, petro- + glyph Head templates: {{en-noun}} petroglyph (plural petroglyphs)
  1. (archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times. Categories (topical): Archaeology Derived forms: petroglyphic, petroglyphy Related terms: pictograph Translations (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times): maenengravadur (Breton), petròglif [masculine] (Catalan), 岩刻 (yánkè) (Chinese Mandarin), helleristning [common-gender] (Danish), petroglief (Dutch), kaljujoonis (Estonian), kalliopiirros (Finnish), pétroglyphe [masculine] (French), petróglifo [masculine] (Galician), Petroglyphe [feminine] (German), πετρογλυφικό (petroglyfikó) [neuter] (Greek), sziklarajz (Hungarian), petroglif (Indonesian), incisione rupestre [feminine] (Italian), ペトログリフ (Japanese), петроглиф (petroglif) (Kazakh), báktẹsárgun (Northern Sami), helleristning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), helleristning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), helleristing [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), سنگنگاره (Persian), petróglifo [masculine] (Portuguese), petroglifă [feminine] (Romanian), петроглиф (petroglif) [masculine] (Russian), petroglifo [masculine] (Spanish), hällristning [common-gender] (Swedish), petroglif (Turkish), петрогліф (petrohlif) (Ukrainian)

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      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "helleristing"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "word": "سنگنگاره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "petróglifo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "petroglifă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "petroglif",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "петроглиф"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "petroglifo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hällristning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "word": "petroglif"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "petrohlif",
      "sense": "a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times",
      "word": "петрогліф"
    }
  ],
  "word": "petroglyph"
}

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