phi‧lol‧o‧gy /fəˈlɒlədʒi, fɪˈlɒlədʒi $ -ˈlɑː-/
noun [uncountable] old-fashioned[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: philologia, from Greek, from phil- (PHILANDER) + logos 'word, speech']
the study of words and of the way words and languages develop
—philologist noun [countable]—philological /ˌfɪləˈlɒdʒɪk
əl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/
adjective ⇒
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