philological

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/ˌfɪ.ləˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.

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philologic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English philology →
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Meanings

adjectivephilological (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the history of literature and words.
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesPertaining to historical linguistics.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
philologic
Also see
philologistic

Origin

  1. Englishphilology
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishphilological

From philology + -ical.

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Translations

Catalan filològic
  • filològicphilological
Danish filologisk
  • filologiskphilological
Dutch filologisch
  • filologischphilological
Finnish filologinen
  • filologinenphilological
French philologique
  • philologiquephilological
German philologisch
  • philologischphilological
Hungarian filológiai
  • filológiaiphilological
Italian filologico
  • filologicophilological
Latvian filoloģisks
  • filoloģisksphilological
Norwegian Bokmål filologisk
  • filologiskphilological
Polish filologiczny
  • filologicznyphilological
Portuguese filológico, filologista
  • filológicophilological
  • filologistaphilological
Romanian filologic
  • filologicphilological
Russian филологи́ческий
  • филологи́ческий (filologíčeskij)philological
Spanish filológico
  • filológicophilological
Swedish filologisk
  • filologiskphilological
Tagalog palawikain
  • palawikainphilological
Ukrainian філологі́чний
  • філологі́чний (filolohíčnyj)philological
Yiddish פֿילאָלאָגיש
  • פֿילאָלאָגיש (filologish)philological

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with philological

biologicallogicalpsychologicaltechnologicalgeologicaltheologicalarchaeologicalphysiologicalchronologicalneurologicalmeteorologicalsociologicaltopologicalpedagogicalastrologicalanthropologicalpharmacologicalillogicalhydrologicalimmunologicalmythologicalphonologicalhistologicalepistemological
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Cite this entry
APA

philological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philological

MLA

“philological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philological. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philological.

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