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- [fi-lol-uh-jee]
- /fɪˈlɒl ə dʒi/
- /fɪˈlɒl.ə.dʒi/
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- [fi-lol-uh-jee]
- /fɪˈlɒl ə dʒi/
Definitions of philology word
- noun philology the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning. 1
- noun philology (especially in older use) linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics. 1
- noun philology Obsolete. the love of learning and literature. 1
- noun philology study of language and literature, esp. Latin and Greek 1
- noun philology historical linguistics 1
- uncountable noun philology Philology is the study of words, especially the history and development of the words in a particular language or group of languages. 0
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Origin of philology
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 Philology
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philology 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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