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glyph definition

glyph (glif)

noun

  1. a pictograph or other symbolic character or sign, esp. when cut into a surface or carved in relief
  2. Archit. a vertical channel or groove

Etymology: Gr glyphē, a carving < glyphein, to carve, cut < IE base *gleubh- > cleave

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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