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Pronunciation : Phi*lol"o*gy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr. philologie. See Philologer.]
Definition : 1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] Johnson.

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.

Note: 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.

3. A treatise on the science of language.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913