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phi·lol·ogy (fi läl′ə 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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philology

n.

etymology, lexicography, linguistics; see grammar, language 2.


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philology Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • language: Oxford ' s library provision in linguistics and in the linguistics and philology of individual languages is second to none in the country.

Converse of object

  • study: Consequently, you may study Comparative Slavonic Philology with special reference to Polish, Czech or Russian.

Adjective modifier

  • Germanic: I joined the Department in 1990 after lecturing at Glasgow University where I taught Older and Modern Scots, Old English and Germanic Philology.
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