Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-philite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -philite
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Synonym of -phile.

suffix

Forming names of minerals associated with a substance.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grc:φῐ́λος

Synonyms

-phile

Questions

What does -philite mean?: Synonym of -phile.
Where does -philite come from?: From Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) + -ite.

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