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Noun: epigraphy  i'pi-gru-fee
  1. The study of ancient inscriptions
    "Epigraphy helps decipher and interpret historical stone carvings"

Derived forms: epigraphies

Type of: palaeography [Brit, Cdn], paleography [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Epigraphy