papyrology

[ pap-uh-rol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the study of papyrus manuscripts.

papyrology

/ ˌpæpɪˈrɒlədʒɪ; ˌpæpɪrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the study of ancient papyri

Derived Forms

• ˌpapyˈrologist, noun
• papyrological, adjective

Other Words From

• pa·py·ro·log·i·cal [p, uh, -pahy-r, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, p, uh, -peer-, uh, -], adjective
• papy·rolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of papyrology¹

1895–1900; papyr(us) + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

Dr Federica, papyrology researcher at the University of Naples, said this "curse" is also their saving grace.

From BBC

Oxyrhynchus spawned a whole new sub-discipline of classics: papyrology.

From The Guardian

More than a century after the discoveries, one of papyrology’s main tasks is to publish these scrappy manuscripts.

From The Guardian

An associate professor in papyrology and Greek literature at Oxford, Obbink occupies one of the plum jobs in his field.

From The Guardian

In the early 2000s, he held the chair of papyrology at the University of Michigan – a full-time job – but failed to resign from Oxford, leaving colleagues “profoundly disappointed by his conduct”, according to a senior US-based classicist.

From The Guardian