epigraphy

[ ih-pig-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the study or science of epigraphs or inscriptions, especially of ancient inscriptions.
2. inscriptions collectively.

epigraphy

/ ɪˈpɪɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the study of ancient inscriptions
2. epigraphs collectively

Derived Forms

• eˈpigraphist, noun

Other Words From

• e·pigra·phist e·pigra·pher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of epigraphy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; epigraph + -y ³

Example Sentences

Further classes include concentration in Roman epigraphy and history.

From Washington Post

A celebrated inscription graven on the rocky face of one of the mountain peaks of Ho-nan passes for contemporaneous with these works, and is consequently the most ancient specimen of Chinese epigraphy extant.

From Project Gutenberg

The literature which deals with the science of epigraphy is very large.

From Project Gutenberg

But epigraphy tells us more than literary history of the charity of the emperors.

From Project Gutenberg

He made epigraphy his particular theme, and at the age of twenty-three became a professor of rhetoric at Angoul�me, where he lived and worked for ten years without further ambition.

From Project Gutenberg