hieroglyphic vs tract

hieroglyphic

noun
  • Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol. 

  • Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph. 

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

adj
  • difficult to decipher 

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

tract

noun
  • A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses. 

  • Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used instead of the alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions. 

  • A series of connected body organs, such as the digestive tract. 

  • A commentator's view or perspective on a subject. 

  • Continued or protracted duration, length, extent 

  • A brief treatise or discourse on a subject. 

  • An area or expanse. 

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