palaeography
palaeography is the alternative form of paleography.
Meaning of paleography
Noun
paleography (countable and uncountable, plural paleographies)
- The study of old or ancient forms of writing.
- Paleography might teach men to read documents, diplomatics to date them and to test their authenticity; but the full significance of an ancient deed might easily escape the most exact paleographer and the most accomplished diplomatist, for the want of that finished sense for legal technicality...1910, H. A. L. Fisher, Frederick William Maitland, Downing Professor of the Laws of England, Cambridge: University Press
- Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.
- Paleogeography.
Forms of palaeography
| plural | palaeographies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | palæography |
Origin of palaeography
From palaeo- + -graphy.
Words formed from palaeography
Questions about palaeography
- What is palaeography the alternative form of?
- Palaeography is the alternative form of paleography.
Words near palaeography in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: palaeography (page history and authors); paleography (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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