-philous

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-philous

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From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”) + -ous.

suffix

morpheme having an affinity, attraction, preference or love of something
Similar: -phile, -philic · Opposite: -phobiac, -phobic

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Español	-filo
中文	亲-
Português	-filo
Français	-phile
Italiano	-filo

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"-philous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-philous. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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-philous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-philous

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"-philous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-philous.

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@misc{philous_2026,
  title = {-philous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-philous},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}