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paleographic

paleographic adjective: of or pertaining to paleography.

Adjective

paleographic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to paleography.
    • Paleographic students are more or less familiar with about seventy early inscribed stones in Wales. The value of these monuments, as corroborative evidence of historical facts, in connection with waning popular traditions, is well understood.1880, Wirt Sikes, British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions

Forms of paleographic

alternative UKpalaeographic
alternative UKpalæographic

Origin of paleographic

From paleo- + -graphic or paleography + -ic.

Words formed from paleographic

Questions about paleographic

What does paleographic mean?
Paleographic means of or pertaining to paleography.
What part of speech is paleographic?
Paleographic is an adjective.

Words near paleographic in the dictionary

  1. paleognathous
  2. paleognaths
  3. paleograph
  4. paleographer
  5. paleographers
  6. paleographic
  7. paleographical
  8. paleographically
  9. paleographies
  10. paleographist
  11. paleographists

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