philology
Noun
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The humanistic study of language and literature (synset 106180756)
is a type of: arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)subtypes:
- dialectology - the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects
- lexicology - the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
same as: linguistics
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