philology

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phi·lol·o·gy / fəˈläləjē/ • n. the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages. ∎  literary or classical scholarship.DERIVATIVES: phil·o·lo·gi·an / ˌfiləˈlōjēən/ n.phil·o·log·i·cal / ˌfiləˈläjikəl/ adj.phil·o·log·i·cal·ly / ˌfiləˈläjik(ə)lē/ adv.phi·lol·o·gist / -jist/ n.

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