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-philism

-philism suffix: synonym of -philia.

Suffix

-philism

  1. Synonym of -philia.
    Synonyms:
    -philia

Synonyms of -philism

Origin of -philism

From -phile + -ism.

Questions about -philism

What does -philism mean?
-philism means synonym of -philia.
What part of speech is -philism?
-philism is a suffix.

Words near -philism in the dictionary

  1. -phil
  2. -phile
  3. -philia
  4. -philiac
  5. -philic
  6. -philism
  7. -philist
  8. -philite
  9. -philous
  10. -phily
  11. -phobe

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