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Word: Philology
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th cent (in the sense ‘love of learning’): from French philologie, via Latin from Greek philologia ‘love of learning’ (see philo-, -logy). The historical linguistics sense dates from the early 18th century, while the sense ‘literary or classical scholarship’ evolved during the 17th century
fɪˈlɒlədʒi
the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.
Short Definition:branch of knowledge that deals with language
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