Etymology

lygophilia

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Today it means: The love of darkness. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λύγη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλύγη“twilight”
  2. English todaylygophilia

From Ancient Greek λύγη (lúgē, “twilight”) and φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).

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