philology
noun/fəˈlɒlədʒi/
/fəˈlɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]- the scientific study of the development of language or of a particular languageWord Originlate Middle English (in the Greek sense): current usage (late 17th cent.) from French philologie, via Latin from Greek philologia ‘love of learning’ (see philo-, -logy).
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