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phi·lol·o·gy
 philology
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- pronunciation:
- fih
la
l
ji
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the study of the historical development of the sounds, words, and other grammatical structures of a language or language group.
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adjective + (n.)philology
anachronistic,
ancient,
arabic,
central,
classical,
cognitive,
comparative,
english,
fundamental,
german,
germanic,
historical,
indo-european,
linguistic,
literary,
modern,
new,
profound,
recent,
romance,
slavic,
traditional,
various
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verb + (n.)philology
affiliate, broaden, claim, consist, contain, discuss, enter, examine, publish, root, study
noun + (n.)philology
anthropology,
aptitude,
archaeology,
archeology,
century,
challenge,
chemistry,
contribution,
criticism,
decade,
degree,
department,
domain,
english,
evolution,
faculty,
faith,
fashion,
history,
language,
linguistics,
literature,
method,
phase,
professor,
publication,
root,
scholarship,
science,
specialist,
study,
theory,
tradition
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| derivations: |
philological (adj.), philologically (adv.), philologist (n.) |
The word philology
contains the following parts:
phil, philo, -philia, -phile
Greek
root
that means love, fondness
  Example words:
anemophilous, Anglophile, audiophile, basophil, bibliophile, discophile, drosophila, Francophile, gypsophila, hemophilia, homophile, oenophile, pedophile, pedophilia, philander, philanthropist, philanthropy, philately, philharmonic, philodendron, philogyny, philology, philosophe, philosopher, philosophy, philosophical, philter, xerophilous
- synonyms:
- am, ama, amor
-logy, -ology
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means study of, science of; written work; structure or principle
More about this word part:
The suffix -logy
, -ology
forms nouns from bases that are predominantly Greek roots. It is a terminal form of the root log, logo, -logue which in the vast majority cases signifies the study or science of the subject indicated by the base. In some words, however, -ology
carries the meaning "written work" ( trilogy
) or "structure" ( homology
). See log, logo, -logue. Most nouns ending in -logy
, -ology
have an adjective form ending in "-ical." ( dermatology
, dermatological).
Example words:
aerobiology, aerology, agrobiology, analogy, anesthesiology, anthology, anthropology, apology, archeology, astrology, audiology, axiology, bacteriology, biology, bryology, cardiology, chronology, climatology, conchology, cosmetology, cosmology, craniology, criminology, cytology, demonology, dendrology, dermatology, doxology, ecology, Egyptology, embryology, endocrinology, entomology, enzymology, epistemology, ethnology, ethnomusicology, ethology, etiology, etymology, eulogy, exobiology, gemology, genealogy, geochronology, geology, geomorphology, gerontology, glaciology, graphology, gynecology, hagiology, hematology, herpetology, histology, homology, horology, hypnology, ichthyology, iconology, ideology, immunology, kinesiology, lithology, malacology, mammalogy, martyrology, methodology, microbiology, mineralogy, morphology, musicology, mycology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, numerology, oceanology, odontology, oenology, oncology, ontology, oology, ophiology, ornithology, osteology, otology, paleethnology, paleontology, parapsychology, pathology, penology, petrology, pharmacology, phenomenology, philology, phonology, phraseology, phrenology, physiology, pomology, primatology, proctology, psychology, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, radiobiology, radiology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, Sinology, sociobiology, sociology, somatology, speleology, symbology, symptomatology, tautology, technology, teleology, teratology, terminology, tetralogy, thanatology, theology, topology, trilogy, tropology, typology, urbanology, urology, virology, zoology, zymology
- synonyms:
- -ics
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