Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word out of the following options that is closest in meaning to the given word.

Philology

  1. Study of coins

  2. Study of rocks

  3. Study of languages

  4. Study of weather
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Philology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of languages. 'Study of languages' is the correct answer because philology is precisely that - the scholarly study of language. The other options refer to different fields - Study of coins is numismatics, Study of rocks is geology, and Study of weather is meteorology.

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