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Hieroglyphic
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
hieroglyphics
Examples
Understanding hieroglyphics requires knowledge of both the symbols and the context in which they were written.
02
hard-to-read writing that resembles ancient picture script in its complexity or obscurity
Examples
His notes were a mess of hieroglyphics no one could interpret.
hieroglyphic
01
written in a system of writing that uses symbols, such as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
The tomb was covered in hieroglyphic inscriptions.
02
looking like hieroglyphic writing due to being hard to read or visually complex
Examples
Her notes were so messy they looked almost hieroglyphic.
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