transcription, транскрипция: [ fə-ˈlä-lə-jē also ]
fī- noun
Etymology: French philologie, from Latin philologia love of learning and literature, from Greek, from philologos fond of learning and literature, from phil- + logos word, speech — more at legend
Date: 1612
1. : the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
2.
a. : linguistics ; especially : historical and comparative linguistics
b. : the study of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history
• phil·o·log·i·cal ˌfi-lə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective
• phil·o·log·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb
• phi·lol·o·gist fə-ˈlä-lə-jist also fī- noun