hieroglyph
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈhaɪ.rəˌɡlɪf/ or /ˈhaɪ.rəʊˌɡlɪf/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈhaɪɚ.əˌɡlɪf/ or /ˈhaɪɚ.oʊˌɡlɪf/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: hie‧ro‧glyph hier‧o‧glyph
Noun[change]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Egypt_Hieroglyphe4.jpg/260px-Egypt_Hieroglyphe4.jpg)
- (countable) A hieroglyph is a picture that represents a sound, word, symbol, etc., in a hieroglyphic writing system.