HIERATIC SCRIPT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests

Synonyms:

hieratic; hieratic script

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hieratic script" is a kind of...):

hieroglyph; hieroglyphic (a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hieratic script"):

Demotic; Demotic script (a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script)

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