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noun
The study of documents and handwriting in order to verify authorship or authenticity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
History
From biblio + -ot(ic) + -ics, or with a connective -t-.
