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epigraphy

/ɪˈpɪɡ.ɹə.fi/

epigraphy noun: inscriptions collectively.

Noun

epigraphy (usually uncountable, plural epigraphies)

  1. (usually) Inscriptions collectively.
  2. (usually) The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.

epigraphy meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Indonesian and Vietnamese

epigraphy in Tamil

study of inscriptions
கல்வெட்டியல் kalveṭṭiyal

epigraphy in Kannada

ಶಾಸನ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

epigraphy in Indonesian

study of inscriptions
epigrafi

epigraphy in Vietnamese

study of inscriptions
kim thạch học, minh văn học

Synonyms of epigraphy

Forms of epigraphy

pluralepigraphies

Origin of epigraphy

From epigraph + -y.

Questions about epigraphy

What does epigraphy mean?
Epigraphy means inscriptions collectively.
What is epigraphy in Tamil?
Epigraphy in Tamil is கல்வெட்டியல் (kalveṭṭiyal). See Epigraphy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epigraphy?
Epigraphy is a noun.
How do you pronounce epigraphy?
Epigraphy is pronounced /ɪˈpɪɡ.ɹə.fi/.
What is the plural of epigraphy?
The plural of epigraphy is epigraphies.

Words near epigraphy in the dictionary

  1. epigraphing
  2. epigraphist
  3. epigraphists
  4. epigraphology
  5. epigraphs
  6. epigraphy
  7. Epigravettian
  8. epigrowth
  9. epigrowths
  10. epiguanine
  11. epigyna

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: epigraphy (page history and authors); epigraphy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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