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Etymology
[edit]First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]glyph (plural glyphs)
- A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
- Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
- Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
- (typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
- (architecture) A vertical groove.
- A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia
- Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as those in Protodeltote, Deltote, and Maliattha.
Synonyms
[edit]- (typography) sort
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]carved relief representing a sound, word or idea
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graphic representation of a character
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vertical groove
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *glewbʰ-
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɪf
- Rhymes:English/ɪf/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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