philology

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/fɪˈlɒlədʒɪ/ English

Definitions

noun

The humanistic study of historical linguistics.
Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.
(culture) Scholarship and culture, particularly classical, literary and linguistic.

Related words

Synonyms

linguistics linguistic language languages historical linguistics comparative linguistics dialectology etymology lexicology lexicography semantics syntax morphology grammar stylistics textual criticism

Associated

philological phonetics bonn halle jena habilitation ethnology philologist pedagogical archeology sorbonne

Rhymes

xylology psilology

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