epigraphy

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English

Etymology

From epigraph +‎ -y.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

epigraphy (usually uncountable, plural epigraphies)

  1. Inscriptions collectively.
  2. The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
    Synonyms: epigraphics, epigraphology

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References

  1. ^ “epigraphy”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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