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paleography

[ pey-lee-og-ruh-feeor, especially British, pal-ee- ]

noun

  1. ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
  2. the study of ancient writing, including determination of date, decipherment, etc.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹î€…l±ð·´Ç²µî€¼Û²¹Â·±è³ó±ð°ù noun
  • ±è²¹Â·±ô±ð·´Ç·²µ°ù²¹±è³ó·¾±³¦ [pey-lee-, uh, -, graf, -ik, pal-ee-], ±è²¹î€…l±ð·´Ç·²µ°ù²¹±è³ói·³¦²¹±ô adjective
  • ±è²¹î€…l±ð·´Ç·²µ°ù²¹±è³ói·³¦²¹±ô·ly adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paleography1

First recorded in 1810–20; paleo- + -graphy
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Example Sentences

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He edited a railway magazine and worked for the International Wool Secretariat, an industry group, while resuming his education through correspondence courses for a bachelor’s degree and master’s in bibliography and paleography.

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Both Dr. Tov and Dr. Segal said that scholars might come to consider the En-Gedi manuscript as a Dead Sea scroll, especially if the early date indicated by paleography is confirmed.

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This is a fascinating field, but the limits of paleography are also frustrating.

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All this is being verified, not only by textual critics, but by the more recent discoveries in the study of Christian paleography.

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King’s College London said it would abolish its chair in paleography, the study of ancient handwriting — the only such post in Britain.

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