| | Word of the Day — April 1, 2012April 2, 2012 - Scott Viau Philologist — fil-ALL-uh-JIST — one who studies the development of language or languages Example: "A.O. Scott's review of 'Footnote,' describes a competitive father and son, the former being a philologist of the old Jewish school, devoting himself to the close textual analysis of manuscripts ...'" | in: News, Blogs & Events Web |