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   hieroglyph

   /ˈhʌɪ(ə)rə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/

   noun

   • 1. a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and certain other writing systems: "hieroglyphs describing the Mayan calendar"
   • ▪ a secret or incomprehensible symbol: "the International Organisation for Standardization is introducing two new hieroglyphs to perplex washing-machine owners"

   Word Origin late 16th century: back-formation from hieroglyphic.

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

   • P

     3

   • H

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