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-phile

(word root) love
Examples of words with the root -phile: pedophile
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-phile

or -phil
suff.
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.]
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-phile

or

-phil

n combining form
indicating a person or thing having a fondness or preference for something specified: bibliophile; Francophile.
[from Greek philos loving]
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-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]
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Translations

-phile

suf n → -phile(r) mf, → -freund(in) m(f); Anglophile → Anglophile(r) mf, → Englandfreund(in) m(f)
adj → -phil, -freundlich; Francophile → frankophil, frankreich- or franzosenfreundlich
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