epigraphy

English

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Etymology

epi- + -graphy

Noun

epigraphy (uncountable)

1. inscriptions collectively
2. the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones

Related terms

• epigraph
• epigrapher or epigraphist

Translations

study of inscriptions

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金石學 (cmn), 金石学 (cmn) (jīnshíxué)

• Czech: epigrafika (cs) f
• Dutch: epigrafie (nl) f
• French: épigraphie (fr) f

• German: Epigraphik (de) f
• Japanese: 金石学 (ja) (きんせきがく, kinsekigaku)
• Khmer: អភិលេខន៍ (km) (ak phi lekh)
• Russian: эпиграфика (ru) (epigráfika) f