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Definition of philological adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

philological

adjective

/ˌfɪləˈlɒdʒɪkl/

/ˌfɪləˈlɑːdʒɪkl/

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connected with the scientific study of the development of language or of a particular language

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