Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ægyptology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ægyp-tol-o-gy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of Egyptology.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It contained at the opening 2100 volumes, including the best works on Ægyptology (to use the fasionable phrase) and on the Oriental languages,—some of them of great value and rarity."
"Dr. [Joseph Parrish] Thompson’s last published work, which discusses the relations of the working classes and their improvement, appeared but a short time before his death, and he has doubtless left manuscripts of value relating to Ægyptology and physical science."
"Professors of Ægyptology have indeed given us a clue; yet one would hardly imagine the Nile a safe place for angling, except from a boat."

Etymology

From Ægypto- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Ægypto
Suffix: logy

Usage

Questions

What does ægyptology mean?: Obsolete spelling of Egyptology.
Where does ægyptology come from?: From Ægypto- + -logy.

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