Philology

[fɪ'lɒlədʒɪ] or [fɪ'lɑlədʒi]

Definition

(n.) Criticism; grammatical learning.

(n.) The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science.

(n.) A treatise on the science of language.

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Definition

n. the science of language: the study of etymology grammar rhetoric and literary criticism: (orig.) the knowledge which enabled men to study and explain the classical languages of Greece and Rome.—ns. Philol′oger Philolō′gian Philol′ogist Phil′ologue one versed in philology.—adjs. Philolog′ic -al.—adv. Philolog′ically.—Comparative philology study of languages by comparing their history forms and relationships with each other.

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