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-philiac
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-philiac
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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World English Dictionary
| -philia | |
| —n combining form | |
| 1. | indicating a tendency towards: haemophilia |
| 2. | indicating an abnormal liking for: necrophilia |
| [from Greek philos loving] | |
| -philiac | |
| —n combining form | |
| -philous | |
| —adj combining form | |
| -philic | |
| —adj combining form | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
-philiac suff.
One that has a tendency toward: hemophiliac.
One that has an abnormal attraction to: necrophiliac.
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