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Definition of "philologically" []

  • In a philological manner. (adverb)

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Use "philologically" in a sentence
  • "This philologically puzzling list was variously interpreted in the midrash, but the hegemonic opinion is that “flesh” means food, “covering” refers to clothing and “seasons” to regularity of sexual intercourse."
  • "Like Schleiermacher and Schlegel, Novalis takes a strong interest in philology and demands that every author and reader must be philologically minded (Teplitz Fragments #42)."
  • "Egad, Sir Reginald, your spelling has made me feel philologically dirty."