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Noun: philology  fi-ló-lu-jee
  1. The humanistic study of language and literature
    - linguistics

Derived forms: philologies

See also: philological, philologist

Type of: arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts

Encyclopedia: Philology

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