hieroglyph
1 synonym for hieroglyph, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A single sign or symbol that forms part of a hieroglyphic writing system.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
First recorded around 1598, as a back-formation from hieroglyphic (1580s). That word came from Middle French hiéroglyphique, from Late Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), used by Plutarch as τά ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα], "hieroglyphic [writing]", and as ἱερόγλυφος (hierógluphos, "carver...
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