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petroglyphy

petroglyphy noun: the process of, or study of, carving petroglyphs.

Noun

petroglyphy (uncountable)

  1. The process of, or study of, carving petroglyphs

Origin of petroglyphy

See petroglyph + -y.

Words formed from petroglyphy

Questions about petroglyphy

What does petroglyphy mean?
Petroglyphy means the process of, or study of, carving petroglyphs.
What part of speech is petroglyphy?
Petroglyphy is a noun.

Words near petroglyphy in the dictionary

  1. petrogeologists
  2. petrogeology
  3. petroglyph
  4. petroglyphic
  5. petroglyphs
  6. petroglyphy
  7. petrogr.
  8. Petrograd
  9. Petrograder
  10. Petrogradian
  11. petrogram

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