papyrology
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- papyrological adjective
- papyrologist noun
Etymology
Origin of papyrology
Example Sentences
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Dr Federica, papyrology researcher at the University of Naples, said this "curse" is also their saving grace.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024
Oxyrhynchus spawned a whole new sub-discipline of classics: papyrology.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020
An associate professor in papyrology and Greek literature at Oxford, Obbink occupies one of the plum jobs in his field.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020
In the papyrology collection of the Sackler Library at the University of Oxford is the world’s oldest surviving Christian hymn, featuring a form of now undecipherable notation.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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