epigraphic

American  

[ep-i-graf-ik] / ˌɛp ɪˈgræf ɪk /

Also epigraphical

adjective

1. of or relating to epigraphs or epigraphy.

2. of the style characteristic of epigraphs.

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Other Word Forms

• epigraphically adverb

Etymology

Origin of epigraphic

First recorded in 1855–60; epigraph + -ic

Example Sentences

The stone bore a Khmer epigraphic inscription that included the date for the Khmer year 605, reckoned within the Hindu Saka system, a historical calendar based on the rule of the Indian emperor Shalivahana.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2022

But because many of the Ghazni marbles in the Italian database are epigraphic, they can be identified by the writing unique to each of them.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2021

This epigraphic tendency is also evident in an alam, or royal standard, made of perforated gilt copper in the silhouette of a falcon.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2015

Layering on the sources thick, she seems to create a sort of epigraphic narrative of its own.

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2010

On epigraphic grounds, the date may be more closely defined.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.