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hieratics

hieratics is the plural of hieratic.

Meaning of hieratic

Noun

hieratic (plural hieratics)

  1. (historical) A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.

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Questions about hieratics

What is hieratics the plural of?
Hieratics is the plural of hieratic.

Words near hieratics in the dictionary

  1. hieratic
  2. hieratica
  3. hieratical
  4. hieratically
  5. hieraticism
  6. hieratics
  7. hieratite
  8. Hierbipiame
  9. Hierholzer
  10. Hierholzers
  11. Hierl

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