philology

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. (US, countable, especially, uncountable) The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages.
  2. (Commonwealth, archaic, countable, especially, rare, uncountable) Historical or comparative linguistics.
  3. (countable, rare, uncountable) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/fɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Inherited from Middle English Philologie, from Latin philologia, from Ancient Greek φιλολογίᾱ (philologíā, “love of argument or reasoning, love of learning and literature”).

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