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Definition of
philology noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
philology
noun
noun
NAmE
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/
fəˈlɑlədʒi
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[
uncountable
]
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the scientific study of the development of language or of a particular language
philological
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/
ˌfɪləˈlɑdʒɪkl
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adjective
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philology
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