philology

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the humanistic study of language and literature

Etymology

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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