noun🔗ShareHieroglyphen(chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus"While visiting the museum, we saw ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics carved into the walls of a tomb. "Während unseres Museumsbesuchs sahen wir altägyptische Hieroglyphen, die in die Wände eines Grabes gemeißelt waren.writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologyculturecommunicationsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHieroglyphe, SchriftzeichenAny symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph"The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics to write stories on the walls of tombs. "Die alten Ägypter benutzten Hieroglyphen, um Geschichten auf die Wände von Gräbern zu schreiben.writinglanguagehistorycommunicationarchaeologyculturesignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUndurchsichtige Handschrift, Geheimzeichen(by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol"The doctor's prescription was filled with scribbles that looked like hieroglyphics, and the pharmacist struggled to read it. "Das Rezept des Arztes war voller Kritzeleien, die wie undurchsichtige Handschrift aussahen, und der Apotheker hatte Mühe, es zu lesen.writinglanguagecommunicationsignhistoryculturearchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
