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a combining form used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “love or liking” (homophily,notaphily); used especially in biological and chemical terms (hydrophily).
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Words nearby -phily
philosophy of life, -philous, philter, philtre, philtrum, -phily, phimosis, phimotic, Phineas, Phineus, phi-phenomenon
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