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-phile

-phile

See also: phi lê

English

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Suffix

-phile

  1. Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
    Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.

Antonyms

  • (forming nouns and adjectives): -phobe

Derived terms

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, dear, beloved).

Suffix

-phile

  1. -philic

Antonyms

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-phile'>French words suffixed with -phile</a>