"hieroglyphic" meaning in English

See hieroglyphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌhaɪrəˈɡlɪfɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hieroglyphic.wav [US] Forms: hieroglyphic [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: hieroglyph + -ic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hieroglyph|ic}} hieroglyph + -ic Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is hieroglyphic, it is related to this system of symbols.
    Sense id: simple-hieroglyphic-en-adj-S7LIe7Hb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ic

Noun

IPA: /ˌhaɪrəˈɡlɪfɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hieroglyphic.wav [US] Forms: hieroglyphic [singular], hieroglyphics [plural]
Etymology: hieroglyph + -ic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hieroglyph|ic}} hieroglyph + -ic Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Hieroglyphics is a writing system of ancient Egypt, and other civilizations that uses symbols to represent individual sounds.
    Sense id: simple-hieroglyphic-en-noun-BvFuATma
  2. A hieroglyphic is the symbol used in such system.
    Sense id: simple-hieroglyphic-en-noun-W~SWurGN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ic
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