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A '''philomath''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɪ|l|ə|m|æ|θ}}){{refn|{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Philomath |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507072519/https://www.lexico.com/definition/philomath |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-05-07 |title=Philomath |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}} }} is a lover of learning and studying.

The term is from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] {{Transliteration|grc|philos}} ({{lang|grc|φίλος}}; "beloved", "loving", as in [[philosophy]] or [[philanthropy]]) and {{Transliteration|grc|manthanein}}, {{Transliteration|grc|math-}} ({{lang|grc|μανθάνειν}}, {{lang|grc|μαθ-}}; "to learn", as in [[polymath]]).

Philomathy is similar to, but distinguished from, philosophy in that {{Transliteration|grc|-soph}}, the latter suffix, specifies "[[wisdom]]" or "[[knowledge]]", rather than the process of acquisition thereof. Philomath is not synonymous with polymath, as a polymath is someone who possesses great and detailed knowledge and facts from a variety of disciplines, while a philomath is someone who greatly enjoys learning and studying.