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paleographical

paleographical

9.9
Relating to the study of old handwriting and ancient books
  • adjective
  • /ˌpælɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: paleográfico
  • Her paleographical skills allowed her to decipher texts from centuries ago.

So you know, when your paleographical dates match the carbon dates, it shows that you're doing something right.

Examples

  • So you know, when your paleographical dates match the carbon dates, it shows that you're doing something right.

    Danny Jones

  • The paleographical argument, which might have been conclusive, depends more than any other on a delicate balance of probabilities.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The scholar published a paleographical study that detailed various ancient manuscripts.

  • The museum displayed a paleographical exhibit, showcasing the evolution of writing over time.

Synonyms

paleographic
vspaleographical
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A study of old handwriting and old documents

has identical meaning but uses a different adjective form

Surface Forms

paleographical positive

Morphology

paleographical = paleographic (semi-transparent) = paleo + graph + ic + al

The word is naturally formed by adding -al to paleographic, but the overall meaning is specialized technical vocabulary rather than fully everyday.

Etymology

The word paleographical comes from Greek parts palaio- meaning 'old' and graph meaning 'write', the same graph you see in autograph. So paleographical work studies old handwriting and manuscripts to learn where they came from and how they were written.