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Language: French
Origin: Greek -philos, from philos 'dear, friendly'

-phile

 suffix
     
-phile also -phil [in nouns]
someone who likes something:
a bibliophile (=someone who likes books)
an Anglophile (=someone who likes English or British things)
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