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philology |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Philology \Phi*lol"o*gy\, n. [L. philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr ?: cf F. philologie. See {Philologer}.] 1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] --Johnson. 2. 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. Note: Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or origin and combination of words grammar, the construction of sentences, or use of words in language; criticism, the interpretation of authors, the affinities of different languages, and whatever relates to the history or present state of languages. It sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and antiquities. 3. A treatise on the science of language. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: philology n : the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: {linguistics}]
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