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epigraphic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɛpɪɡˈɹafɪk/

Etymology

From New Latin epigraphicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγρᾰφῐκός (epĭgrăphĭkós). By surface analysis, epigraph + -ic.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
    • How well does it work? The team behind Aeneas asked 23 people with epigraphic expertise, ranging from masters students to professors, to try the system out. 2025 July 28, Trevor Evans, “AI for the ancient world: how a new machine learning system can help make sense of Latin inscriptions”, in The Conversation:

Forms

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most epigraphic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more epigraphic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

epigraphically · epigraphical

Relateds

anepigraphic · pseudepigraphic

Translations (8)

el επιγραφικός (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy) · hi शिलालेखी (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy) · it epigrafico (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy) · pt epigráfico (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy) · ca epigràfic (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy) · nl epigrafisch (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy) · fr épigraphique (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy) · la epigraphicus (of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy)