palaeographistpaleographistn.
/ˌpalɪˈɒɡrəfɪst/, /ˌpeɪlɪˈɒɡrəfɪst/, U.S. /ˌpeɪliˈɑɡrəfəst/ = palaeographer n.
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1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Paleographist, one versed in paleography. T. Rood.
1879 Princeton Rev. 2 458 Whoever may have been the greatest paleographist or antiquarian, it would be hard to name a greater ‘Grecian’ than Porson.
1909 Amer. Hist. Rev. 15 174 The introduction contains a careful description of the manuscripts, in the preparation of which the editor had the assistance of the veteran Welsh palaeographist Mr. Gwenogfryn Evans.
2001 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 18 Jan. 11 Leonora was a widely acclaimed expert paleographist with a knowledge of Spanish and Italian documents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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