Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philologize

The humanistic study of language. / (uncommon) Linguistics. / (philosophy) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words. / (linguistics) Pertaining to historical linguistics.

(archaic) A philologist.

In a philological manner.

plural of philologer

plural of philology

simple past tense and past participle of philologize

To do the work of a philologist, to study words and their origins.

present participle of philologize