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filología

philology

noun fee-loh-loh-HEE-ah Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: From Greek philologia, 'love of words', from philos + logos.

Usage Note

Filología is the academic discipline that studies written texts, their historical language, and literary transmission. In Spanish universities a grado en Filología Hispánica trains students in Spanish language and literature. It differs from lingüística, which focuses on language structure rather than textual tradition and literary history.

Examples

"Estudió filología clásica en la universidad."

Natural Translation

She studied classical philology at university.

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