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1. (n.) philology
the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
2. philology
(esp. in older use) linguistics, esp. historical and comparative linguistics.
Etymology: (1570–80; < L Philomēla < Gk PhilómēlaPhilomela)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) linguistics, philology
the humanistic study of language and literature
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1. (noun) Philology
criticism; grammatical learning
2. (noun) Philology
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
3. (noun) Philology
a treatise on the science of language
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Philology
The study of literature in its widest sense, including grammar, etymology, criticism, literary history, language history, linguistic history, systems of writing, and anything else that is relevant to literature or language viewed as literature. Philology as a discipline has both philosophical and scientific overtones.
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