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Definition of "epigraphy" [e•pig•ra•phy]

  • Inscriptions considered as a group. (noun)
  • The study of inscriptions. (noun)
  • Decipherment, especially of ancient inscriptions. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "epigraphy" in a sentence
  • "His fourth expedition took place in 1892-94, and was fruitful and rich in Arabic epigraphy."
  • ""Some have proposed it as another reference to 2012, but I remain rather unconvinced," David Stuart, a specialist in Mayan epigraphy at the University of Texas at Austin, said in a message to The Associated Press."
  • "OK, sometimes it's epigraphy, but hey, first they came for the palæographers, then the epigraphers ALL the TIME."