petroglyphic
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Petroglyphic — Pet ro*glyph ic, a. Of or pertaining to petroglyphy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petroglyphic — pet·ro·glyph·ic … English syllables
petroglyphic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|glifik adjective Etymology: petroglyph + ic : of or relating to a petroglyph or to petroglyphy * * * petrōglyphˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑petro … Useful english dictionary
petroglyph — petroglyphic, adj. petroglyphy /pi trog leuh fee/, n. /pe treuh glif /, n. a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people. Also called petrograph. [1865 70; < F pétroglyphe. See PETRO 1, GLYPH] * * * … Universalium
Rongorongo — Infobox Writing system name = Rongorongo type = Undeciphered time = Time of creation unknown, most tablets lost or destroyed in the 1860s languages = Assumed to be Rapanui sample = Rongorongo Qr3 7 color.jpg iso15924 = RoroRongorongo… … Wikipedia
Petro- — Pet ro A combining form from Gr. pe tra a rock, pe tros a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nikolai Yadrintsev — Memorial plaque to Nikolai Yadrintsev in Omsk, Russia (Lenin St. 30) Nikolai Mikhailovich Yadrintsev (Russian: Николай Михайлович Ядринцев; October 18, 1842, Omsk June 7, 1894, Barnaul) was a Ru … Wikipedia
List of Russian explorers — The Russian Empire at its peak in 1866, including the spheres of influence; this territorial expansion largely corresponds to the extent of contiguous exploration by Russians. This is a list of explorers from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union … Wikipedia
petroglyph — [pe′trō glif΄] n. [Fr pétroglyphe < Gr petra, rock + glyphē, carving: see GLYPH] a rock carving, esp. a prehistoric one petroglyphic adj … English World dictionary
