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homophile
ho·mo·phile
/
ˈhoʊ
məˌfaɪl
/
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[
hoh
-m
uh
-fahyl
]
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noun
1.
a homosexual.
adjective
2.
advocating or supportive of the interests, civil rights, and welfare of homosexuals;
gay
:
a homophile activist
organization
.
Origin:
1955–60;
homo-
+
-phile
, on the model of
homosexual
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homophile
(ˈhəʊməˌfaɪl, ˈhɒm-)
—
n
a rare word for
homosexual
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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