hieroglyph
noun
hi·ero·glyph
ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌglif 
1
: a character used in a system of hieroglyphic writing
2
: something that resembles a hieroglyph
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Significantly, the stela is written entirely in hieroglyphs, unlike previous examples that were written in Demotic and Greek.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Humans have been communicating with pictures since the days of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Their antecedents are ancient (Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, Mesoamerican pictograms), though the journey from their modern birthplace (Japan circa the turn of the millennium) to their current ubiquity has been quick.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Humans have been communicating with pictures since the days of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Their antecedents are ancient (Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, Mesoamerican pictograms), though the journey from their modern birthplace (Japan circa the turn of the millennium) to their current ubiquity has been quick.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
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“Hieroglyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hieroglyph. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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hieroglyph
noun
hi·ero·glyph
ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌglif
: a character used in hieroglyphic writing
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