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textology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌtɛksˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

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noun

Meaning 1

The critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: textual criticism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: textual criticism

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From text + -ology as a calque of Russian текстоло́гия (tekstológija).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: mətnşünaslıq — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • German: Textologie — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Italian: testologia — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Macedonian: текстологија (tekstologija) — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Polish: tekstologia — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Romanian: textologie — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Russian: текстоло́гия (tekstológija) — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Serbo-Croatian: текстоло̀гија — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Serbo-Croatian: tekstològija — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context
  • Uzbek: matnshunoslik — the critical study of a text's creation, transmission, and context