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philologist

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phi·lol·o·gy  (f-ll-j)
n.
1. Literary study or classical scholarship.

[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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.philologist - a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
humanist - a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Translations
philologist [fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst] Nfilólogo/a m/f
philologist [fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst] nphilologue m/f
philologist
nPhilologe m, → Philologin f
philologist [fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst] nfilologo/a


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