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cartophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-tophil-ia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The love of maps.

Uncountable

noun

The love of cigarette cards, trade cards, postcards, etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

From carto- (“map; card”) + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

cartophile cartophilic cartophilist cartophily

Questions

What does cartophilia mean?
The love of maps.
Where does cartophilia come from?
From carto- (“map; card”) + -philia.

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