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phi·lol·o·gy 
[fi-lol-uh-jee] Pronunciation Key
[fi-lol-uh-jee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | 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. | (esp. in older use) linguistics, esp. historical and comparative linguistics. |
| 3. | Obsolete. the love of learning and literature. |
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| historical linguistics
n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of linguistic change over time in language or in a particular language or language family, sometimes including the reconstruction of unattested forms of earlier stages of a language. Also called philology. |
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| phi·lol·o·gy
(fĭ-lŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English philologie, from Latin philologia, love of learning, from Greek philologiā, from philologos, fond of learning or of words : philo-, philo- + logos, reason, speech; see -logy.] phi·lol'o·ger, phi·lol'o·gist n., phil'o·log'ic (fĭl'ə-lŏj'ĭk), phil'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., phil'o·log'i·cal·ly adv. |
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philology
c.1386, "love of learning," from O.Fr. philologie, from L. philologia "love of learning, love of letters," from Gk. philologia "love of discussion, learning, and literature," from philo- "loving" + logos "word, speech." Meaning "science of language" is first attested 1716; this confusing secondary sense has never been popular in the U.S., where linguistics (q.v.) is preferred.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| philology | |
noun | |
| the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: linguistics] |
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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.
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