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Philology
see synonyms of philologyNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Philology
see synonyms of philologynoun
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
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Philology
see synonyms of philology noun
1. Obsolete
the love of learning and literature; study; scholarship
2. Obsolete
linguistics
3.
the study of written records, esp. literary texts, in order to determine their authenticity, meaning, etc.
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Philology
see synonyms of philologyn.
1. Literary study or classical scholarship.
2. See historical linguistics.
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