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geophilia

/ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈfɪl.iː.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-o-phil-i-a
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈfɪl.iː.ə/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The love of the Earth.

Uncountable

noun

The love of geology.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English geophilia From geo- + -philia.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈfɪl.iː.ə/
  • British English: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈfɪl.iː.ə/

Usage

Rhymes With

pedophilia cilia necrophilia sillier haemophilia philia milia biophilia zoophilia juvenilia kabylia autogynephilia

Questions

How do you pronounce geophilia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈfɪl.iː.ə/.
What does geophilia mean?
The love of the Earth.
Where does geophilia come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English geophilia From geo- + -philia.

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