How to pronounce paleography
American English pronunciation
pay-lee-OG-ruh-fee
- IPA
- /ˌpeɪliˈɑɡɹəfi/
- Syllables
- pay · lee · OG · ruh · fee (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What paleography means
The study of old and ancient handwriting
In a sentence: Thanks to paleography, scholars can read the faded letters in very old books.
Where it comes from: It's built from paleo-, meaning old, and -graphy, meaning writing, copying the Latin word palaeographia.
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