| philo- | See: -phil. Origin: G. Philos, fond, loving; phileo, to love (05 Mar 2000) |
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| philogynist | A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; opposed to misogynist. See: Philogyny. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philogyny | Fondness for women; uxoriousness; opposed to misogyny. Origin: Gr.; loving + woman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philologic | Of or pertaining to philology. Philolog"ically. Origin: Cf. F. Philologique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philologist | One versed in philology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philology | 1. Criticism; grammatical learning. 2. <study> The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science. Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or origin and combination of words; grammar, the construction of sentences, or use of words in language; criticism, the interpretation of authors, the affinities of different languages, and whatever relates to the history or present state of languages. It sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and antiquities. 3. A treatise on the science of language. Origin: L. Philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr., cf. F. Philologie. See Philologer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philology, classical | The study of ancient greek and roman literature, including grammar, etymology, criticism, literary history, and language and linguistic history. (12 Dec 1998) |
| philology, oriental | The study of literature written in languages of asia and the far east, including grammar, etymology, criticism, literary history, and language and linguistic history. (12 Dec 1998) |
| philology, romance | The study of literature written in the romance languages (french, spanish, italian, and others descended from latin), including grammar, etymology, criticism, literary history, and language and linguistic history. (12 Dec 1998) |
| philomath | A lover of learning; a scholar. Origin: Gr.; filos loving, a friend + maqh learning, fr, to learn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philomathematic | A philomath. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philomathic | 1. Of or pertaining to philomathy. 2. Having love of learning or letters. Origin: Cf. F. Philomathique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philomathy | The love of learning or letters. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philomela | 1. The nightingale; philomel. 2. <ornithology> A genus of birds including the nightingales. Origin: L. Philomela, Gr, according to the legend, from Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| philomimesia | Rarely used term for a morbid impulse to imitate or mimic. Origin: philo-+ G. Mimesis, imitation (05 Mar 2000) |