pseudohieroglyphic script

noun

pseu·​do·​hieroglyphic script

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: a syllabic form of writing related to Egyptian hieroglyphics and used especially at Byblos before 1500 b.c.

Word History

Etymology

pseud- + hieroglyphic

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