Egyptology
the scientific study of Egyptian antiquities.
Origin of Egyptology
1Other words from Egyptology
- E·gyp·to·log·i·cal [ih-jip-tuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ɪˌdʒɪp təˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
- E·gyp·tol·o·gist, noun
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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 SayceThis ingenious ticketing of the stones of the desert is due to the initiative of an English Egyptologist.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiThat is perhaps as much as the greatest Egyptologist can say!
The Art and Practice of Hawking | Edward B. MichellHis brother, who died in 1809, was the learned Egyptologist.
Napoleon's Letters to Josephine | Henry Foljambe HallThere 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
/ (ˌiːdʒɪpˈtɒlədʒɪ) /
the study of the archaeology and language of ancient Egypt
Derived forms of Egyptology
- Egyptological (ɪˌdʒɪptəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- Egyptologist, noun
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