philologist

Variant of philology

philology definition

phi·lol·ogy (fi lälə jē)

noun

  1. Obsolete the love of learning and literature; study; scholarship
  2. linguistics
  3. the study of written records, esp. literary texts, in order to determine their authenticity, meaning, etc.

Etymology: Fr philologie < L philologia, love of learning < Gr, love of literature < philein, to love + logos, word: see logic

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