philology
noun
the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
philologically
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a word derived from
philology.
Example Sentences
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That is nicely put, but philologically approximate, if the Bible is meant here as a true example of writing.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2015
He also equipped readers with 157 pages of history, appendixes, indexes, tables of consanguinity, and philologically impeccable notes on all the languages, including Elvish and Sindarin, spoken on Middle-earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
This makes the process somewhat acrobatic, although this is not, philologically, a very serious objection.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
Alī himself, poetically styled Akhtar, was also a poet; he published three dīwāns, among them a quantity of poetry in the rustic dialect of Oudh which is philologically of much interest.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Don't insist philologically that when every shepherd 'tells his tale' he is not relating an anecdote but simply keeping 'tally' of his flock.
From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
