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Meaning of -phile | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
/faɪ̯l/

Definitions

Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".

morpheme

Equivalents

Deutsch -phil
Ελληνικά -φιλος
Español -filo
Suomi -fiili
Français -phile
Italiano -filo
Polski -fil
Português -filo
Svenska -fil

Examples

“Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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