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hellenophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hel-lenophile
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who has a love of Greece or Greek culture, either Ancient or Modern.

adj

Loving Greece and/or Greek culture.

Etymology

From Helleno- + -phile, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hellenophiles (plural) more Hellenophile (comparative) most Hellenophile (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hellenophilia

Synonyms

Graeculus philhellene philhellenic

Antonyms

Hellenophobe

Questions

What does hellenophile mean?
Someone who has a love of Greece or Greek culture, either Ancient or Modern.
Where does hellenophile come from?
From Helleno- + -phile, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).

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