Hieroglyphics

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hieroglyphic form-of, plural

    "A change came o'er the spirit of Don Henriquez' dream; from political he turned scientific; and his superabundant activity found ample employment in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphics."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A miscapitalization of hieroglyphics, used as a proper noun because of the false assumption by many that hieroglyphics (i.e. Egyptian hieroglyphics) is itself a language.

Synonyms

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charactercuneiformdeterminativehieroglyphicideogramlogogram

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"We are basically writing in hieroglyphics without being aware of it."

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