Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pertaining to historical linguistics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective
of or relating to or dealing with philology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English philology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English philological From philology + -ical.
Across languages
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
