phi·lol·o·gy

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• phi|lol|o|gy — «fuh LOL uh jee», noun. 1. an older name for linguistics; the science of language. 2. the study of literary and other records. 3. (formerly) literary or classical scholarship; the study of literature, including grammar, criticism, and etymology.… …   Useful english dictionary

• phi|lol|o|ger — «fuh LOL uh juhr», noun. Archaic. a philologist …   Useful english dictionary

• phi|lol|o|gist — «fuh LOL uh jihst», noun. a person who studies philology: »The philologists of the nineteenth century succeeded in promoting the autonomy of linguistics as an independent discipline (Simeon Potter) …   Useful english dictionary

• phi — phi·lan·der·er; phi·lan·thi·dae; phi·lan·thro·pism; phi·lan·thro·pist; phi·lan·thro·py; phi·lan·thus; phi·lat·e·list; phi·lat·e·ly; phi·li·ne; phi·lin·i·dae; phi·lip·pus; phi·lis·tia; phi·log·e·ny; phi·log·y·nous; phi·log·y·ny; phi·lo·he·la;… …   English syllables

• lol — am·y·lol·y·sis; an·thra·gal·lol; cit·ro·nel·lol; dac·ty·lol·o·gy; hap·lol·o·gy; har·ma·lol; la·van·du·lol; lob·lol·ly; lol·i·gin·i·dae; lol·i·um; lol·lard; lol·lard·ism; lol·lardy; lol·ling·ly; lol·li·pop; lol·lop; lol·ly; phi·lol·o·gas·ter;… …   English syllables

• philology — phi·lol·o·gy …   English syllables

• philology — phi•lol•o•gy [[t]fɪˈlɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. 1) lit. 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) ling. (esp. in older use) linguistics,… …   From formal English to slang

• philology — phi|lol|o|gy [ fı lalədʒi ] noun uncount the scientific study of the history and development of languages or of a particular language ╾ phil|o|log|i|cal [ ,fılə ladʒıkl ] adjective ╾ phi|lol|o|gist noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• philology — phi|lol|o|gy [fıˈlɔlədʒi US ˈla: ] n [U] old fashioned [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: philologia, from Greek, from phil ( PHILANDER) + logos word, speech ] the study of words and of the way words and languages develop >philologist n… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• philologaster — phi·lol·o·gas·ter …   English syllables