Etymology

Hugophile

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Today it means: An admirer of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885). Full definition →

French hugophile
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  1. French · borrowed fromhugophile
  2. English todayHugophile

Borrowed from French hugophile, equivalent to Hugo + -phile.

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