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paraphilies

paraphilies is the plural of paraphily.

Meaning of paraphily

Noun

paraphily (plural paraphilies)

  1. (rare) Paraphilia.
    • Masochism: Gratification, often sexual sexual in character, derived from mental or physical pain, usually inflicted from without. After Sacher-Masoch, who described this perversion. — (paraphily).1921, Wilhelm Stekel, The Beloved Ego, page 238

Questions about paraphilies

What is paraphilies the plural of?
Paraphilies is the plural of paraphily.

Words near paraphilies in the dictionary

  1. paraphiliae
  2. paraphilias
  3. paraphilic
  4. paraphilically
  5. paraphilics
  6. paraphilies
  7. paraphillia
  8. paraphillias
  9. paraphily
  10. paraphimoses
  11. paraphimosis

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