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hieroglyphics
/ 藢丑补瑟蓹谤蓹藞伞濒瑟蹿瑟办蝉 /
noun
- a form of writing, esp as used in ancient Egypt, in which pictures or symbols are used to represent objects, concepts, or sounds
- difficult or undecipherable writing
hieroglyphics
- A system of writing with pictures that represent words or sounds. The ancient Egyptians wrote with hieroglyphics. ( See Rosetta stone .)
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Notes
Present-day writing that is hard to decipher or understand is sometimes jokingly called 鈥渉ieroglyphics.鈥
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A golden vent rests at its top, the figures on its grille appearing like alien hieroglyphics.
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In his short but intense career, Haring鈥檚 pulsating figures became an inextricable part of New York City life, like ancient hieroglyphics that weren鈥檛 as much drawn as unearthed.
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Mayer frames the story as being discovered by an archaeologist reading hieroglyphics in a tomb.
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A ritual of teenage hieroglyphics unfolded, etched in the flickering glow of the screen.
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How we put down our thoughts evolves, because that鈥檚 what a smart society does 鈥 after all, Egyptians don鈥檛 use hieroglyphics anymore, nor do Scandinavians use runes.
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