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HIEROGLYPHICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
Synonyms:
hieroglyphic; hieroglyphical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hieroglyph (a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt)
Derivation:
hieroglyph (a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resembling hieroglyphic writing
Synonyms:
hieroglyphic; hieroglyphical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hieroglyph (writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible))
Derivation:
hieroglyph (writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible))
