"-philous" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φίλος||love}} Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”), {{affix|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -philous, {{en-suffix}} -philous
  1. having an affinity, attraction, preference or love of something Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -phile, -philic Related terms: -philia, -phily Translations (Translations): -phile (French), -filo (Italian), -filo (Portuguese), -filo (Spanish)
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