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

-phile

combining form
 
/faɪl/
 
/faɪl/
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  1. (in nouns and adjectives) liking a particular thing; a person who likes a particular thing
    • Anglophile
    • bibliophile
    compare -phobeTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
    Word Originfrom Greek philos ‘loving’.
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