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-phily

-phily suffix: liking for.

Suffix

-phily

  1. liking for
  2. tendency towards
  3. pollination by

Origin of -phily

From Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “(fraternal) love”).

Questions about -phily

What does -phily mean?
-phily means liking for.
What part of speech is -phily?
-phily is a suffix.

Words near -phily in the dictionary

  1. -philic
  2. -philism
  3. -philist
  4. -philite
  5. -philous
  6. -phily
  7. -phobe
  8. -phobes
  9. -phobia
  10. -phobiac
  11. -phobic

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