suffix ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Suffix

1. 1
   Synonym of -phile. morpheme
2. 2
   Forming names of minerals associated with a substance. morpheme

Synonyms

All synonyms

phile

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) + -ite.

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