papyrology

[pap-uh-rol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the study of papyrus manuscripts.

papyrology

/ ˌpæpɪˈrɒlədʒɪ, ˌpæpɪrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the study of ancient papyri

Other Word Forms

• papyrological adjective
• papyrologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of papyrology¹

1895–1900; papyr(us) + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

Dr Federica, papyrology researcher at the University of Naples, said this "curse" is also their saving grace.

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Oxyrhynchus spawned a whole new sub-discipline of classics: papyrology.

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More than a century after the discoveries, one of papyrology’s main tasks is to publish these scrappy manuscripts.

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An associate professor in papyrology and Greek literature at Oxford, Obbink occupies one of the plum jobs in his field.

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In the early 2000s, he held the chair of papyrology at the University of Michigan – a full-time job – but failed to resign from Oxford, leaving colleagues “profoundly disappointed by his conduct”, according to a senior US-based classicist.

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