philological

adjective

phil·​o·​log·​i·​cal ¦filə¦läjə̇kəl 

-jēk-

variants or less commonly philologic

-jik, 

-jēk

: of, relating to, or dealing with philology

philological studies

a philological society

a date based chiefly on philological evidence

philologically

-jə̇k(ə)lē 

-jēk-, 

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

philological from Latin philologia philology + English -ical; philologic from French philologique, from Middle French philologie philology + -ique -ic

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Rhymes for philological

• analogical
• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological