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单词 paleography
释义

paleography

[ pey-lee-og-ruh-fee or, especially British, pal-ee- ]
/ ˌpeɪ liˈɒg rə fi or, especially British, ˌpæl i- /

noun

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

Origin of paleography

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

OTHER WORDS FROM paleography

pa·le·og·ra·pher, nounpa·le·o·graph·ic [pey-lee-uh-graf-ik or, especially British, pal-ee-], /ˌpeɪ li əˈgræf ɪk or, especially British, ˌpæl i-/, pa·le·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivepa·le·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby paleography

paleog., Paleogene, paleogeography, paleogeology, paleogeophysics, paleography, Paleo-Indian, paleokinetic, paleoliberal, paleolimnology, paleolith
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Example sentences from the Web for paleography

  • Indian paleography protests in every one of its new discoveries against the hasty conclusions of the Orientalists.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky

  • He was the author of numerous works, chiefly on paleography.

    A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan
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