— paleographer , n. — paleographic /pay'lee euh graf"ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , paleographical , adj. — paleographically , adv.
/pay'lee og"reuh fee/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , n.
1. ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
2. the study of ancient writing, including determination of date, decipherment, etc.
[ 1810-20; PALEO- + -GRAPHY ]