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philologist

/fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst/noun

उच्चारण फ़िलॉलजिस्ट

भाषाविज्ञानी, भाषाशास्त्री

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who studies the development of languages, or a particular language, especially through old written texts

    भाषाविज्ञानी, भाषाशास्त्री

    • The philologist compared Sanskrit with Greek and Latin.
    • Tolkien was a philologist before he became a famous novelist.

    Synonyms linguist

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Synonyms

linguist

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Do not confuse philology (the historical study of languages) and philately (the collecting of stamps).

Philology (भाषाओं का ऐतिहासिक अध्ययन) और philately (डाक-टिकट संग्रह) में भ्रमित न हों।

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The study of the development of languages, especially through old texts, is philology.

भाषाओं के विकास का अध्ययन, विशेषकर पुराने ग्रंथों के माध्यम से, philology कहलाता है।