"-philic" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”) + -ic. By surface analysis, -phile + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φίλος||love}} Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”), {{affix|en|-ic}} -ic, {{surf|en|-phile|-ic}} By surface analysis, -phile + -ic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -philic, {{en-suffix}} -philic
  1. Synonym of -philous Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -philous [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en--philic-en-suffix-P620OqtE Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -phile

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