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Definition of -philia combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-philia

combining form

/fɪliə/

/fɪliə/

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(in nouns) love of something, especially connected with a sexual attraction that is considered strange or not acceptable
- paedophilia
compare -phobia

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