See Also: philology(medicine)
philology(dictionary)
philology(dictionary)
philology, classical(medicine)
philology, oriental(medicine)
philology, romance(medicine)

philology (iou)



philology noun. LME.
[French philologie from Latin philologia from Greek = love of learning, literature, dialectic, or language, from philologos fond of talking or learning, studying words: see PHILO-, LOGOS.]
Love of learning and literature; the branch of knowledge that deals with (the linguistic, historical, interpretative, and critical aspects of) literature; literary or classical scholarship. Now chiefly US. LME.
spec. The branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages. L17.
F. Tuohy The professor of Comparative Philology thinks that no one should learn English without..having mastered Anglo-Saxon.
philologer noun (now rare) = philologist L16.
philo'logian noun = philologist M19.
philo'logic adjective = philological M17.
philo'logical adjective of, pertaining to, concerned with, or devoted to philology E17.
philo'logically adverb E17.
philologist noun an expert in or student of philology M17.
philologize verb intrans. (rare) engage in philology M17.
'philologue noun (rare) = philologist L16.