# paleography

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpalɪˈɒɡɹəfi/

## Definitions
1. The study of old or ancient forms of writing.
2. Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.
3. Paleogeography.

## Etymology
From paleo- + -graphy; imitating Latin palaeographia for the first sense and French paléographie and paléogéographie for the second and third senses.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paleography