Glyph [glif]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: French, 18th century
1. A small graphic symbol.
2. Strictly, a sculptured symbol (e.g., as forming the ancient Mayan writing system).
Examples of glyph in a sentence
"Each page of the manuscript was marked by a glyph in lieu of numbering."
"For a few years in the 1990s, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph, and he was referred to as “the Artist Formerly Known as Prince.”"
