Meanings
adjectivephilodemic (comparative more philodemic, superlative most philodemic)
comparative more philodemic · superlative most philodemic
- Having a love for the people.
The lot was vulnerable to criticism on philodemic grounds.
1994, Gregory Vlastos, Myles Burnyeat, Socratic Studies, page 106 - Of or relating to the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University.
Origin
From Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, philo- + demos + -ic.
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Rhymes with philodemic
academicsystemicepidemicendemicepistemicpolemicdemicleukemicnonacademicracemicanthemictotemicmultisystemicalchemicpostischemicchemicportosystemicallelochemicantiacademicantiepidemicchernozemicchronosystemicdiasystemicecoepidemic
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APA
philodemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philodemic
MLA
“philodemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philodemic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philodemic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philodemic.
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