Meanings
nountextology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context.
Near-synonym: textual criticism
Synonyms: textual criticism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context.
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Origin
- Russianтекстоло́гия
- Englishtextology
From text + -ology as a calque of Russian текстоло́гия (tekstológija).
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German Textologie
- Textologiethe critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
Italian testologia
- testologiathe critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
Polish tekstologia
- tekstologiathe critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
Romanian textologie
- textologiethe critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
Russian текстоло́гия
- текстоло́гия (tekstológija)the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
Cite this entry
APA
textology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textology
MLA
“textology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textology. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “textology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textology.
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