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suffixSynonym of -philous.
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- Ancient Greekφίλος“love”
- English-philic
From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”) + -ic. By surface analysis, -phile + -ic.
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-philic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-philic
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“-philic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-philic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-philic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-philic.
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