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Rosetta Stone   /roʊzˈɛtə stoʊn/   Listen
Rosetta Stone

noun
1.
A part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics.





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"Rosetta Stone" Quotes from Famous Books



... her on an errand he dare not perform himself. The fact that they depart together from their residence is diplomatic in itself. If they are followed, the watcher is sure to shadow Jiro and leave his unknown friend. Just imagine Winter dodging Jiro around the Rosetta Stone or the Phoebus Apollo, whilst the woman is visiting some one or some place of infinite value to our search. It is ...
— The Stowmarket Mystery - Or, A Legacy of Hate • Louis Tracy


Words linked to "Rosetta Stone" :   stela, stele


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