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philologian

American  
[fil-uh-loh-jee-uhn] / ˌfɪl əˈloʊ dʒi ən /

noun

  1. a philologist.


Etymology

Origin of philologian

1820–30; < Latin philologi ( a ) ( philology ) + -an

Example Sentences

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The physician says “incurable”; the philologian says “fraud.”

From The Antichrist by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)

Milton read, not as a professional philologian, but as a poet and scholar, and always in the light of his secret purpose.

From Milton by Pattison, Mark

The anecdotes which have been recorded of him show that he was something of an archaeologist, and something of a philologian.

From Seekers after God by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)

As a scholar and a philologian he had rare abilities, and a rarer industry.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer

Alfred de Vigny was preparing his Eloa; Nodier was delighting everybody by his talents as a philologian, novelist, poet, and chemist.

From Balzac by Lawton, Frederick