EPIGRAPHY

epigraphy

(noun) the study of ancient inscriptions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

epigraphy (usually uncountable, plural epigraphies)

inscriptions collectively

the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones

Source: Wiktionary


E*pig"ra*phy, n.

Definition: The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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