philologynoun [ U ]
uk/fɪˈlɒl.ə.dʒi/us/fɪˈlɑː.lə.dʒi/old-fashionedthe study of language, especially its history and development
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philological
adjective uk/ˌfɪl.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌfɪl.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/