Meaning & use
hieroglyphics
A system of writing that uses pictures or symbols to represent words, sounds, or ideas.
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Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were carved onto temple walls and tomb chambers.
Scholars used the Rosetta Stone to finally decode Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Hieroglyphics is most associated with ancient Egypt, though the term can loosely describe any picture-based writing system.
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