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Vinony

-phile

suffix

  1. person who has a liking or love for something
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /faɪ̯l/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile Learned borrowing from Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

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

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