Etymology

diplomatics

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Today it means: The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin diplomatica
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  1. Ecclesiastical Latin · borrowed fromdiplomatica
  2. English todaydiplomatics

Probably from Italian or Ecclesiastical Latin diplomatica.

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