philology /fəˈlɑːləʤi/ noun Learner's definition of PHILOLOGY
[noncount] somewhat old-fashioned + technical
: the study of language
especially : the study of how languages or words develop语文学；（尤指）语言文字发展研究 — compare linguistics — philological
/ˌfɪləˈlɑːʤɪkəl/ adjective — philologist
/fəˈlɑːləʤɪst/ noun, plural philologists [count]