|filə|läjə̇kəl, -jēk- adjective
also phil·o·log·ic -jik, -jēk
Etymology: philological from Latin philologia philology + English -ical; philologic from French philologique, from Middle French philologie philology + -ique -ic
: of, relating to, or dealing with philology
philological studies
a philological society
a date based chiefly on philological evidence
• phil·o·log·i·cal·ly -jə̇k(ə)lē, -jēk-, -li adverb