Egyptology

[ ee-jip-tol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌi dʒɪpˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the scientific study of Egyptian antiquities.

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-kuh l] /ɪˌdʒɪp təˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveE·gyp·tol·o·gist, noun

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Examples from the Web for egyptology

And as I'm interested in Egyptology, and had heard a good deal about your collection, I got that letter to you.
The False Gods|George Horace Lorimer
An English savant, deeply interested in Egyptology, once escorted a young lady out to dinner.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
It may do for comparative-historical linguistics what the Rosetta Stone did for Egyptology.
The Record of Currupira|Robert Abernathy
You are a good deal interested in Egyptology yourself, aren't you?
The Vanishing Man|R. Austin Freeman

Consequently, as Egyptology is largely a museum science, he was a learned Egyptologist.
The Vanishing Man|R. Austin Freeman

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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