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philologist

philology definition

phi·lol·ogy (fi läl′ə jē)

noun

Obsolete the love of learning and literature; study; scholarship
linguistics
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

Related Forms:

philological phil′o·log′i·cal (fil′ō läj′i kəl, fil′ə-) adjective or philologic phil′o·log′ic
philologically phil′o·log′i·cally adverb
philologist phi·lol′o·gist noun