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with Anu Garg

epigraphy

PRONUNCIATION:

(i-PIG-ruh-fee)

MEANING:

noun:
1. The study of ancient inscriptions.
2. Inscriptions collectively.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek epi- (on, upon) + -graph (writing). Earliest documented use: 1851.

USAGE:

"An example of ancient epigraphy was found by early Bermudians, carved into a rock 70 feet above the sea."
Local Historian Debunks the 'Spanish' in Spanish Rock; The Royal Gazette (Bermuda); Nov 4, 1999.

See more usage examples of epigraphy in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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