-PHILY Definition & Meaning

-phily

a combining form used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “love or liking” (homophily,notaphily ); used especially in biological and chemical terms (hydrophily ).

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of -phily¹

From -phil(e) ( def. ) + -y ³ ( def. ); -philia ( def. )

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Mr Phily said her arrest on Sunday was the result of several weeks of investigations into drug trafficking in the town, which is home to 6,000 people and located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

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The mayor's house, the town hall, and the pharmacy whereMs Habsaoui workedwere all searched, prosecutor Hugues de Phily told AFP news agency.

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Someone in Dan Snyder’s organization thought it would be a good idea to follow the Dallas Cowboys’ blueprint for victory in their 27-20 win over Washington the week before and had special “Washington Football” benches brought to Phily’s Lincoln Financial Field.

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Well!"—he interrupted his musing with resolute cheerfulness—"I've got to get over to the library to-night," he said, "for I may have to start for Phily to-morrow afternoon.

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What does -phily mean?

The combining form -phily is used like a suffix meaning "love" or "liking." It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology and chemistry.The form -phily is made from a combination of two combining forms. The first is -phile, from Greek ��í��ǲ�, meaning "dear, beloved." The second form is the suffix -y, which ultimately comes from Greek -ia, an ending used to form abstract nouns.While -phily doesn’t have any variants, it is closely related to six other combining forms: -phile, -philia, -philiac, -philic, -philism, and -philous. Want to know more? Check out our 51�Թ�s that Use articles for each form.

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