Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the culture and artifacts of the ancient Egyptian civilization.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of Egyptian antiquities.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The study of ancient Egypt.
- noun countable A work concerning ancient Egypt.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts
Etymologies
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Examples
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What is unfortunate is that Peters, who has a doctorate in Egyptology, doesnt do more to give readers the benefit of her broad background, other than to have the couple constantly going on various quests that remain at the level of Raiders of the Lost Ark simplicity.
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Were you drawn to Nefertiti by an interest in Egyptology?
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Dr Karen Ni-Mheallaigh, at the University of Liverpool's School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, is exploring fantasy in ancient literature, examining theories of modern science fiction writing and how these can be applied to texts from the ancient world.
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I asked Peter, who has a Ph.D. in Egyptology, as does his wife.
Letter From Egypt P. J. O'Rourke 2002
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I asked Peter, who has a Ph.D. in Egyptology, as does his wife.
Letter From Egypt P. J. O'Rourke 2002
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In these we behold groups of what are called in Egyptology "ideographs;" that is to say, pictures of objects arranged for the purpose of conveying sequences of ideas, but without any of those connecting links which language supplies.
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That story and Carters life are inspirational, even if you dont have much interest in Egyptology.
Secrets of the Crypt - Arthur Phillips talks about how he came to write The Egyptologist 2010
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Several colleges now offer majors such as Egyptology and Packaging to students who are looking to pursue a career outside of the ordinary.
Her Campus: College Majors You Never Thought Existed Her Campus 2010
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Several colleges now offer majors such as Egyptology and Packaging to students who are looking to pursue a career outside of the ordinary.
Her Campus: College Majors You Never Thought Existed Her Campus 2010
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Though I love the album, to me nothing can compare to 'Egyptology'
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