epigraphy

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epigraphy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Epigraphy \E*pig"ra*phy\, n.
     The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving
     inscriptions or of deciphering them.
     [1913 Webster]

epigraphy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  epigraphy
      n 1: the study of ancient inscriptions