How to pronounce glyph
American English pronunciation
GLIF
- IPA
- /ˈɡlɪf/
- Syllables
- GLIF (1 syllable)
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What glyph means
A carved symbol that stands for a sound, word or idea
In a sentence: The explorers found a glyph shaped like a bird carved into the old stone wall.
Where it comes from: It was first used in English in 1727. It came from French, from a Greek word for a carving.
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