ər noun
the study of hieroglyphic writing.
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| Main Entry: | hieroglyphology |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the study picture writing, esp. hieroglyphics |
| Etymology: | Greek hieros + glyphein 'to carve' |
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Hieroglyphology
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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