hieroglyphics

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proper noun

A miscapitalization of hieroglyphics, used as a proper noun because of the false assumption by many that hieroglyphics (i.e. Egyptian hieroglyphics) is itself a language.

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Meanings

hieroglyphics1

noun
  1. pluralplural of hieroglyphic

    A change came o'er the spirit of Don Henriquez' dream; from political he turned scientific; and his superabundant activity found ample employment in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphics.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Last Chapter”, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 329

Hieroglyphics2

proper noun
  1. A miscapitalization of hieroglyphics, used as a proper noun because of the false assumption by many that hieroglyphics (i.e. Egyptian hieroglyphics) is itself a language.
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APA

hieroglyphics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hieroglyphics

MLA

“hieroglyphics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hieroglyphics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hieroglyphics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hieroglyphics.

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