glifo

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Italian

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glifi Maya – Mayan glyphs

Etymology

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Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡli.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ifo
  • Hyphenation: glì‧fo

Noun

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glifo m (plural glifi)

  1. (architecture) an ornament consisting of a hollow
  2. a figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea; glyph
    1. one of various figures used in Mayan writing; glyph
  3. in esoteric texts, a sign representing alchemical concepts, letters of secret alphabets, or astrological symbols

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Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: gli‧fo

Noun

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glifo m (plural glifos)

  1. glyph (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea)

References

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  1. ^ “glifo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “glifo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  3. ^ “glifo” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlifo/ [ˈɡli.fo]
  • Rhymes: -ifo
  • Syllabification: gli‧fo

Noun

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glifo m (plural glifos)

  1. glyph
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