comparative philology
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of comparative philology
First recorded in 1880–85
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He attended St. Paul’s School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he earned a degree in classics and comparative philology in 1952.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2016
The most prodigious of British autodidacts was Joseph Wright, a Victorian workhouse boy who became professor of comparative philology at Oxford.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2015
Kemble had a full acquaintance with the new science of comparative philology which was developing in Germany under Jakob Grimm.
From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Tinker, Chauncey Brewster
Thus have arisen comparative philology, mythology, and291 law.
From Introduction to the Study of History by Berry, George Godfrey
Archaeology, comparative philology and textual criticism have also contributed their share; and the comparative study of religions has further tended to broaden the outlook and to make for universality, as opposed to insularity, of view.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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