Definition of "runes" [runes]

• Plural form of rune. (noun)

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• "“It may have been a member of the guard,” Cunliffe notes, “who scratched his name, Halfdan, in runes … in the church of Hagia Sophia, leaving a poignant reminder of the confrontation of two very different cultures.”"
• "How did the ancient civilizations figure out this negative pocket’s location and build a wheel inside it, along with stones covered in runes?"
• "The runes were a little darker in color, but they did not glow, were not warning him of the advance of an enemy."