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Word: hieratic
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of ancient Egypt; sacerdotal.
- of or pertaining to the cursive writing system developed by ancient Egyptian priests alongside the hieroglyphic system.
- (said of a work of art, literature, etc.) extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
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Noun:
- 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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