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philological

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phi·lol·o·gy  (f-ll-j)
n.
1. Literary study or classical scholarship.
2. See historical linguistics.
[Middle English philologie, from Latin philologia, love of learning, from Greek philologi, from philologos, fond of learning or of words : philo-, philo- + logos, reason, speech; see -logy.]
phi·lolo·ger, phi·lolo·gist n.
philo·logic (fl-ljk), philo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
philo·logi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.philological - of or relating to or dealing with philology
Translations
philological [ˌfɪləˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJ → filológico
philological
adj → philologisch
philological [ˌfɪləˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → filologico/a
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He seemed, at times, so lost in the beatific vision, that he forgot my stumblings in the philological darkness, till I appealed to him for help.
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It had been arranged that Professor Erlin should teach him Latin and German; a Frenchman came every day to give him lessons in French; and the Frau Professor had recommended for mathematics an Englishman who was taking a philological degree at the university.
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I wondered where they got the word, but there was no time to cipher on philological matters, because the whole knight-errantry hive was just humming now, and my prospect for trade couldn't have been better.
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