-phile

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Suffix 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Suffix

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• -phil

[edit] Etymology

From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (philos), “‘dear, beloved’”).

[edit] Suffix

-phile

1. Used in the formation of nouns and adjectives meaning loving and friendly or love and friend

   Scott is such a bibliophile, that he won't even put that book down

[edit] Antonyms

• -phobe

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• -philia

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fil/, SAMPA: /fil/
• Homophones: fil, file, filent, files, fils, Phil

[edit] Etymology

From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (philos), “‘dear, beloved’”).

[edit] Suffix

-phile

1. -phile.