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philologue.

A philologist.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A philologist.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French philologue, from Latin philologus (“lover of learning”), from Ancient Greek φιλολόγος (philológos, “lover of words and learning”). Equivalent to philo- + -logue.

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