- papyrology
-
The study of ancient texts written on papyrusSee Also: papyrologist
Wikipedia foundation.
papyrology
Look at other dictionaries:
Papyrology — is the study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc., as preserved in manuscripts written on papyrus, the most common form of writing material in the Egyptian, Greek and Roman worlds. Papyrology entails both the translation… … Wikipedia
papyrology — [pap΄ə räl′ə jē] n. the study and translation of ancient manuscripts written on papyrus papyrologist n … English World dictionary
papyrology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 the study of papyrus manuscripts • papyrologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
papyrology — papyrological /peuh puy reuh loj i keuhl, peuh pear euh /, adj. papyrologist, n. /pap euh rol euh jee/, n. the study of papyrus manuscripts. [1895 1900; PAPYR(US) + o + LOGY] * * * the care, reading, and interpretation of ancient documents… … Universalium
papyrology — study of paper Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
papyrology — pap·y·rol·o·gy … English syllables
papyrology — pap•y•rol•o•gy [[t]ˌpæp əˈrɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. anh ara the study of papyrus manuscripts • Etymology: 1895–1900 pap y•rol′o•gist, n … From formal English to slang
papyrology — /pæpəˈrɒlədʒi/ (say papuh roluhjee) noun the systematic study of papyri. –papyrologist, noun …
papyrology — n. the study of ancient papyri. Derivatives: papyrological adj. papyrologist n … Useful english dictionary
Oxyrhynchus Papyri — Grenfell (left) and Hunt (right) in about 1896 The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a very numerous group of manuscripts discovered by archaeologists including Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in… … Wikipedia
