• (a.) Alt. of Epigraphical
epigraphy, epigraph, epigraphic 1. The science concerned with the interpretation, classification, etc. of inscriptions. Often in narrower sense: the paleography of inscriptions. 2. A motto or quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.
of or pertaining to epigraphs or epigraphy. · of the style characteristic of epigraphs.