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- [fi-lol-uh-jee]
- /fɪˈlɒl ə dʒi/
- /fɪˈlɔləʤɪst/
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- [fi-lol-uh-jee]
- /fɪˈlɒl ə dʒi/
Definitions of philologist word
- noun philologist 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
- noun philologist (especially in older use) linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics. 1
- noun philologist Obsolete. the love of learning and literature. 1
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Origin of philologist
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Philologist
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philologist popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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noun philologist
- definer — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- glossographer — a glossator.
- grammarian — a specialist or expert in grammar.
- grammatist — (historical) A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
adj philologist
- lexical — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- lingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
adjective philologist
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
- language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- lexemic — Of or relating to a lexeme.
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