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peridromophily

peridromophily noun: the collection of transfers.

Noun

peridromophily (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The collection of transfers.
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Origin of peridromophily

Coined in 1926 by William James Sidis (writing under the pseudonym “Frank Folupa”): Ancient Greek περίδρομος (perídromos) + English -phily (from φιλία, philíā).

Questions about peridromophily

What does peridromophily mean?
Peridromophily means the collection of transfers.
What part of speech is peridromophily?
Peridromophily is a noun.

Words near peridromophily in the dictionary

  1. peridots
  2. peridrome
  3. peridromes
  4. peridromophile
  5. peridromophiles
  6. peridromophily
  7. peridromos
  8. periductal
  9. periductular
  10. periduodenal
  11. periduodenitis

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