"egophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: egophiles [plural]
Etymology: From ego- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{con|en|ego|phile}} ego- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} egophile (plural egophiles)
  1. Someone characterised by excessively high self-esteem or who is obsessively enamoured with themselves.

Inflected forms

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