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taphophile

Syllables: ta·pho·phile

taphophile noun: a person who is interested in cemeteries, funerals and gravestones.

Noun

taphophile (plural taphophiles)

  1. A person who is interested in cemeteries, funerals and gravestones

Forms of taphophile

pluraltaphophiles

Origin of taphophile

Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “funeral rites”, “burial”, “funeral”, “wake”; “tomb”, “grave”); tapho- + -phile

Questions about taphophile

What does taphophile mean?
Taphophile means a person who is interested in cemeteries, funerals and gravestones.
What part of speech is taphophile?
Taphophile is a noun.
What is the plural of taphophile?
The plural of taphophile is taphophiles.

Words near taphophile in the dictionary

  1. taphonomies
  2. taphonomised
  3. taphonomist
  4. taphonomists
  5. taphonomy
  6. taphophile
  7. taphophiles
  8. taphophilia
  9. taphophilic
  10. taphophobe
  11. taphophobes

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