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epigraphist
noun[ C ]
uk /ɪˈpɪɡ.rə.fɪst/ us /ɪˈpɪɡ.rə.fɪst/
a person who specializes in epigraphy(= the study of words that are written on or cut into a hard material such as clay or stone):
The inscriptions have been meticulously described by a well known epigraphist.
As a skilled epigraphist, he reconstructed the history of the region through a study of inscriptions.
Related word
epigraphy
The epigraphist made his name translating rock graffiti in the area.
Epigraphists discovered an important inscription on a tomb wall.
She is a senior epigraphist in the department of archaeology at the university.
His work as an epigraphist and his work as a historian were linked.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
History - general words
a page in/of historyidiom
Age of Exploration
age of sail
alternative history
annal
antiquarian
antiquary
heritage
histographer
historic
historical
historically
historicity
historiographer
history
legacy
modern
revisionist
the Agrarian Revolution
unhistorical
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