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View synonyms for diplomatics

diplomatics

[ dip-luh-mat-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.


diplomatics

/ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪks /

noun

  1. the critical study of historical documents
  2. a less common word for diplomacy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diplomatics1

First recorded in 1785–95; diplomatic, -ics
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Example Sentences

You have surely given him a great enough dose of diplomatics and canon law by this time.

It is necessary therefore that we should make a short digression into the region of diplomatics.

We may mention, in passing, that the papyrus roll gave us a word still in use in diplomatics, the word protocol.

Imprecations on breakers of contracts are indeed common enough in medival diplomatics.

We have given a sufficient number of the documents in full to illustrate these features of mediæval diplomatics.

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