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English Dictionary: paleography by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paleography
n
  1. the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paleography \Pa`le*og"ra*phy\, n. [Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F.
      pal[82]ographie.]
      1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings,
            collectively; as, Punic paleography.
  
      2. The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing;
            the art or science of deciphering ancient writings, and
            determining their origin, period, etc., from external
            characters; diplomatics.
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