"symmetrophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: symmetrophiles [plural]
Etymology: From symmetro- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{af|en|symmetro-|-phile}} symmetro- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} symmetrophile (plural symmetrophiles)
  1. A lover of symmetry.

Inflected forms

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