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How to pronounce “hieroglyphic”

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Pronunciation guide for hieroglyphic

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of hieroglyphic with real speech in context.
Available examples
5 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Can We Recreate the Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy?in English, that hieroglyphic means true of voice.
Definition summary
(chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.

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How to pronounce hieroglyphic

Can We Recreate the Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy?

in English, that hieroglyphic means true of voice.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “hieroglyphic”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.
  • Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
  • (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
  • [Adjective]
  • Of, relating to, or written with such a system of symbols.
  • Difficult to decipher.

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