paleography

== English == === Alternative forms === palaeography (UK) palæography (dated) === Etymology === From paleo- +‎ -graphy; imitating Latin palaeographia for the first sense and French paléographie and paléogéographie for the second and third senses. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpalɪˈɒɡɹəfi/, /ˌpeɪlɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ IPA(key): (General American) /ˌpeɪliˈɑɡɹəfi/ Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi === Noun === paleography (countable and uncountable, plural paleographies) (American spelling) The study of old or ancient forms of writing. Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls. (obsolete) Paleogeography. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “paleography”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.