epigraphy

English

Etymology

From epigraph +‎ -y.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈpɪɡ.ɹə.fi/, [ʔɨˈpʰɪːɡ.ɹə.fiː]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

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 , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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