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Phil
Philo |
"loving"
"fond of" |
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philanthropist
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lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare (antonym is misanthrope)
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philanthropy
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love of humanity; especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes (antonym is misanthropy)
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philatelist (fee la te list)
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stamp collector
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philately
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collection and study of stamps
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philharmonic
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pertaining to a music organization like the symphony
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philhellenism (fill hell a nism)
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support of Greece or the Greeks
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philogyny
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love of women (antonym of misogyny)
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philology
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study (love) of language and literature
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philosopher
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lover of or searcher for wisdom or knowledge.
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phile
at the end of a word means .. |
one who loves or supports
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Anglophile
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supporter of England or the English (antonym is Anglophobe)
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audiophile
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one who is enthusiastic about high fidelity sound reproduction
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bibliophile
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lover of books (Ben and Mom)
Antonym is bibliophobe |
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Francophile
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Supporter of France or the French (antonym is francophobe)
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Sinophile (think SINgopore)
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Supporter of China or the Chinese
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