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epigraphy
1. The science concerned with the interpretation, classification, etc. of inscriptions. Often in narrower sense: the paleography of inscriptions.
2. A motto or quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.
This entry is located in the following units: epi-, ep- (page 6) grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (page 33)