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philologyOne entry found. Main Entry: phi·lol·o·gy Pronunciation: \fə-ˈlä-lə-jē also fī-\ Function: noun Etymology: French philologie, from Latin philologia love of learning and literature, from Greek, from philologos fond of learning and literature, from phil- + logos word, speech — more at legend Date: 1612 1 : the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature — phil·o·log·i·cal \ˌfi-lə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective — phil·o·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb — phi·lol·o·gist \fə-ˈlä-lə-jist also fī-\ noun
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