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paleography

[pey-lee-og-ruh-fee or, especially Brit., pal-ee-]

noun

ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.

the study of ancient writing, including determination of date, decipherment, etc.

Origin:
1810–20; paleo- + -graphy

Related forms

pa·le·og·ra·pher, noun

pa·le·o·graph·ic

[pey-lee-uh-graf-ik or, especially Brit., pal-ee-] , pa·le·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

pa·le·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Paleography has a plethora of syllables.

So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.