hieroglyphic
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
Types & categories
- writing hypernym
Related & opposite
- hieroglyphic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
resembling hieroglyphic writing
Related & opposite
- hieroglyph derivation
- hieroglyph pertains to
Sense 3 noun
a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
Types & categories
- orthography hypernym
- hieratic hyponym
Related & opposite
- hieroglyphic derivation
Sense 4 adjective
written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
Related & opposite
- hieroglyph derivation
- hieroglyph pertains to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hieroglyphic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | writing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hieroglyph |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | hieroglyph |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hieroglyphic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | orthography |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hieratic |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hieroglyph |
| 4 | pertains to | Related & opposite | hieroglyph |