English Explanatory Dictionary

Rosetta Stone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large inscribed stone found near Rosetta, Egypt, in 1799, later used as a basis for understanding many previously undecipherable examples of hieroglyphic writing.
  2. Any source of information crucial to interpreting.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Rosetta Stone the Rosetta Stone
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