PHILOLOGY
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Phi*lol"o*gy (?), n. [L. philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. philologie. See Philologer.] 1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] Johnson.
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2. The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science.
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&hand_; Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or origin and combination of words; grammar, the construction of sentences, or use of words in language; criticism, the interpretation of authors, the affinities of different languages, and whatever relates to the history or present state of languages. It sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and antiquities.
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3. A treatise on the science of language.
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