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Definition of Epigraphy
1. Noun. The study of ancient inscriptions.
Definition of Epigraphy
1. n. The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.
Definition of Epigraphy
1. Noun. inscriptions collectively ¹
2. Noun. the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epigraphy
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Medical Definition of Epigraphy
1. The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epigraphy
Literary usage of Epigraphy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Study of History by Charles Victor Langlois, Charles Seignobos, George Godfrey Berry (1904)
"We thus see why Greek and Latin epigraphy and mediaeval palaeography—that is,
the sum of the various lands of knowledge required for the deciphering of ..."
2. Rameses the Great: Or, Egypt 3300 Years Ago by Ferdinand Lanoye (1872)
"Pre-Historic Chronology of the Egyptian Empire.—Menés, the First Founder of a
Dynasty.—Discordance between epigraphy and Geology. ..."
3. Christian Archæology by Charles Wesley Bennett (1891)
"epigraphy treats of the content, character, chronology, deciphering, and
interpretation of inscriptions. The term inscriptions is applied to "all ..."
4. How to Learn Philology: A Simple and Introductory Book for Teachers and Learners by Eustace Hamilton Miles (1899)
"For details about the Alphabets, see Giles' Manual, King and Cook- son's Comparative
Grammar, and, best of all, Roberts' Introduction to Greek epigraphy ..."
5. Epitaphs of the Catacombs; Or, Christian Inscriptions in Rome During the by James Spencer Northcote (1878)
"Contrast between Pagan ami Christian epitaphs — Christian epigraphy perfected by
degrees, but its general character shown from the first ; simple, hopeful, ..."
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