See arctophile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1969 October 15, Gillian Tindall, “The bear facts”, in The Guardian (Woman’s Guardian section), London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 2, “Love letters”:",
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"word": "arctophily"
},
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],
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},
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},
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"sense": "one who has a fondness for teddy bears",
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],
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"sense": "one who has a fondness for teddy bears",
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],
"word": "arctofiel"
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"sense": "one who has a fondness for teddy bears",
"word": "nallefriikki"
},
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"sense": "one who has a fondness for teddy bears",
"word": "arctophile"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who has a fondness for teddy bears",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Arktophiler"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "one who has a fondness for teddy bears",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Arktophile"
}
],
"word": "arctophile"
}
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