Epigraphy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  epigraphy
       n : the study of ancient inscriptions