"-oholic" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: Back-formation from alcoholic. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|alcoholic}} Back-formation from alcoholic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -oholic, {{en-suffix}} -oholic
  1. Used to make nouns and adjectives describing someone who is addicted to something or feels a compulsion to do something. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -aholic, -holic Related terms: -aholic, alcoholic, -holic
    Sense id: en--oholic-en-suffix-KmADEZk~ Categories (other): English back-formations

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