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Definitions for Philologist
[1] 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] (especially in older use) linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics.
[3] Obsolete . the love of learning and literature.
[4] comparative and historical linguistics
[5] the scientific analysis of written records and literary texts
[6] (no longer in scholarly use) the study of literature in general
Words related to Philologist
philologylinguist, wordsmith, rhetorician, phonologist, etymologist, lexicologist, polyglot, phonetician, interpreter, lexicographer, grammarian, definer, glossographer, philologian, linguistician
Words nearby Philologist
philologyphilodendron, philography, philogyny, philol., philologian, philology, philomel, philomela, philomelides, philopena, philoprogenitive
Origin of Philologist
y1350–1400; Middle English philologie < Latin philologia < Greek philología love of learning and literature, equivalent to philólog(os ) literary, studious, argumentative + -ia -y3. See philo-, -logy
Other words from Philologist
phil·o·log·i·cal [fil-uh -loj -i-kuh l] /ˌfɪl əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ , phil·o·log·ic , adjective
phil·o·log·i·cal·ly , adverb
phi·lol·o·gist , phi·lol·o·ger , noun
non·phil·o·log·ic , adjective
non·phil·o·log·i·cal , adjective
un·phil·o·log·ic , adjective
un·phil·o·log·i·cal , adjective
Word origin for Philologist
yC17: from Latin philologia, from Greek: love of language