Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or bearing an epigraph or inscription; of or pertaining to epigraphy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy
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- adjective Of or pertaining to an
epigraph or toepigraphy
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Examples
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If her affection for rich, epigraphic lines sometimes tempts her to sound pretentious, more often she writes the kind of lovely, wise phrases that will have you underlining passages.
A touch of surrealism from Aimee Bender and Jane Mendelsohn, by Ron Charles 2010
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Scholars seem disappointed to "find that the records (mostly epigraphic) of these countries do not furnish much information on different economic professions, nor is there any reference to a Khmer or any other coinage, though one can hardly doubt the circulation of coinage on the progressive economic life in those countries."
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Note 71: Ibid.; source of the epigraphic "how to get up" is Stephen [Gaskin], Monday Night Class, [139]. back
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
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Chapter 2 examines archeological, sculptural, and epigraphic evidence up to the reign of King Jayavarman II 802–850 in order to establish the long connection of Khmer dance with both temples and monarchs.
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Let me create these choric codas throughout the manuscript that would signal mood changes and serve as epigraphic accents at key points in the manuscript.
2007 March : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation - Part 2 2007
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Let me create these choric codas throughout the manuscript that would signal mood changes and serve as epigraphic accents at key points in the manuscript.
And What of the Haiku? : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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I tried to focus the most attention on neglected evidence, such as the statements of non-Jews about Jewish beliefs and practices, and the inscriptional and epigraphic evidence, rather than simply revisiting texts that are well-known, and so inevitably some well-accepted understandings of primary source material were at times assumed rather than defended.
Archive 2009-07-01 James F. McGrath 2009
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It is also an excellent survey of all the sources (literary and epigraphic) that mention Berenice.
Berenice. 2009
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I tried to focus the most attention on neglected evidence, such as the statements of non-Jews about Jewish beliefs and practices, and the inscriptional and epigraphic evidence, rather than simply revisiting texts that are well-known, and so inevitably some well-accepted understandings of primary source material were at times assumed rather than defended.
Ecce Recensus: The Only True God Persuades A Skeptic James F. McGrath 2009
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In addition, Current Epigraphy has become a platform for collaborative readings of inscriptions by bringing together scholars from all over the world to help solve epigraphic conundrums.
Blogging Archaeology and the Archaeology of Blogging - Blogging Archaeology 2008
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