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-philist

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) +‎ -ist.[1]

Suffix

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-philist

  1. Synonym of -phile.

Derived terms

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English terms suffixed with -philist
algophilist
bibliophilist
botanophilist
canophilist
cartophilist
chrysophilist
cynophilist
Dantophilist
gastrophilist
Germanophilist
iconophilist
lexiconophilist
necrophilist
negrophilist
nemophilist
notaphilist
oenophilist
ophiophilist
ornithophilist
Russophilist
zoophilist
zoöphilist
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References

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  1. ^ “-philist, comb. form”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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