non philological
ə 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.
(especially in older use) linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics.
3.
Obsolete. the love of learning and literature.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English philologie < Latin philologia < Greek philología love of learning and literature, equivalent to philólog(os) literary, studious, argumentative + -ia -y3. See philo-, -logy
1350–1400; Middle English philologie < Latin philologia < Greek philología love of learning and literature, equivalent to philólog(os) literary, studious, argumentative + -ia -y3. See philo-, -logy
Related forms
phil·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
phi·lol·o·gist, phi·lol·o·ger, noun
non·phil·o·log·ic, adjective
non·phil·o·log·i·cal, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | comparative and historical linguistics |
| 2. | the scientific analysis of written records and literary texts |
| 3. | (no longer in scholarly use) the study of literature in general |
| [C17: from Latin philologia, from Greek: love of language] | |
| philological | |
| —adj | |
| philo'logically | |
| —adv | |
| phi'lologist | |
| —n | |
| phi'lologer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
philology
late 14c., "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.
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