Hittitology

[ hit-ahy-tol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌhɪt aɪˈtɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

the study of Hittite language and culture.

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Origin of Hittitology

First recorded in 1950–55; Hittite + -o- + -logy

Words nearby Hittitology

hit the road, hit the roof, hit the sack, hit the spot, Hittite, Hittitology, hit up for, hit upon, hit wicket, HIV, Hiva Oa

How to use Hittitology in a sentence

Hittitology's like Egyptology; it's stopped being research and archaeology and become scholarship and history.
Omnilingual|H. Beam Piper