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Philology

/fɪˈlɒlədʒɪ/
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(noun) The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages.

Professor Smith is recognized to be one of the greatest scholars in English philology.
I'm teaching in the philology department.
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She studied ____ to understand how languages evolve and how ancient texts should be interpreted.

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