philology


1. study of language or literature.

2. specifically, study of the languages and literatures of cl-ssical greece and rome; study of latin and ancient greek languages.

see philologist
hoold thou thy pees thou poete marcian that writest vs that ilke weddyng murie of hire philologie and hym mercurie. (marti-n-s capella, 5th cent. wrote ‘de nuptiis philologiæ et mercurii’.) 1386, chaucer, merch. t. 490
the science of love or love-making, as from the stem phil-, meaning love/enthusiasm (bibliophile = book-lover, pedophile = child-lover), and the suffix -ology, referring to a science (physchology and biology for example). this is to be differentiated from a specific sort of philology as romance philology, the study of latin (literally “the science of loving things roman”).
-man, i gave her a 3-hour lecture in philology last night, if you know what i mean.
-oh, sweet. i knew she had it bad for you.

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