the study and translation of ancient manuscripts written on papyrus
Derived forms
papyrologist (ˌpapyˈrologist)
noun
papyrology in American English
(ˌpæpəˈrɑlədʒi)
noun
the study of papyrus manuscripts
Derived forms
papyrological (pəˌpairəˈlɑdʒɪkəl, pəˌpɪərə-)
adjective
papyrologist
noun
Word origin
[1895–1900; papyr(us) + -o- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, backstage, cutback, freewheel, neon-logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: genealogy, methodology, reflexology, thanatology, tropology
Examples of 'papyrology' in a sentence
papyrology
There is also more to learn from the site where papyrology first began than the volume sometimes allows.