hieroglyphic vs lexicon

hieroglyphic

noun
  • A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus 

  • Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol. 

  • Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph. 

adj
  • difficult to decipher 

  • of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols 

lexicon

noun
  • The vocabulary of a language. 

  • A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic. 

  • The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.) 

  • A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject. 

  • Any dictionary. 

  • A list thereof. 

  • A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes. 

  • The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.) 

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