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-phile
-phile(word root) loveExamples of words with the root -phile: pedophile-phile or -philsuff.1. One that loves or has a strong affinity or preference for: audiophile.2. Loving; having a strong affinity or preference for: Francophile.
[New Latin -philus, from Greek -philos, beloved, dear, from philos, beloved, loving.]-phile or -philn combining formindicating a person or thing having a fondness or preference for something specified: bibliophile; Francophile. [from Greek philos loving]-phile or -phil a combining form meaning “lover of, enthusiast for (a given object)” (bibliophile; Francophile), “person sexually attracted to or obsessively interested in (a given object)” (pedophile), “organism having an affinity for (a given thing)” (siderophile); used also as a synonym of -philic (lyophile). [< Latin -philus, -phila < Greek -philos dear] See -Phile, -Philia, -Phily
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-phile
-phil , -phile , -philic , -philiaCombining forms denoting affinity for, craving for. [G. philos, fond, loving; phileō, to love] |