Egyptology

[ ee-jip-tol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌi dʒɪpˈtɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

the scientific study of Egyptian antiquities.

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Origin of Egyptology

First recorded in 1855–60; Egypt + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM Egyptology

E·gyp·to·log·i·cal

[ih-jip-tuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ɪˌdʒɪp təˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveE·gyp·tol·o·gist, noun

How to use Egyptology in a sentence

The Egyptologist, for instance, is confronted by a fact towards the explanation of which the monuments furnish no help.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
This ingenious ticketing of the stones of the desert is due to the initiative of an English Egyptologist.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae)|Pierre Loti
That is perhaps as much as the greatest Egyptologist can say!
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
His brother, who died in 1809, was the learned Egyptologist.
Napoleon's Letters to Josephine|Henry Foljambe Hall

There were paragraphs about him as a linguist, and an Egyptologist, and anecdotes of him as a smart soldier.
It Happened in Egypt|C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for Egyptology

Egyptology

/ (ˌiːdʒɪpˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of the archaeology and language of ancient Egypt

Derived forms of Egyptology

Egyptological (ɪˌdʒɪptəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveEgyptologist, noun

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