"philologue" meaning in All languages combined

See philologue on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: philologues [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French philologue, from Latin philologus (“lover of learning”), from Ancient Greek φιλολόγος (philológos, “lover of words and learning”). Equivalent to philo- + -logue. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|philologue}} Borrowed from Middle French philologue, {{der|en|la|philologus|t=lover of learning}} Latin philologus (“lover of learning”), {{der|en|grc|φιλολόγος|t=lover of words and learning}} Ancient Greek φιλολόγος (philológos, “lover of words and learning”), {{af|en|philo-|-logue|id2=expert}} philo- + -logue Head templates: {{en-noun}} philologue (plural philologues)
  1. (archaic) A philologist. Tags: archaic

Noun [French]

IPA: /fi.lɔ.lɔɡ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-philologue.wav [France] (note: Brétigny-sur-Orge), LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-philologue.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-philologue.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: philologues [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} philologue m or f by sense (plural philologues)
  1. philologist Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Related terms: philologie, philologique

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