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taphophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
taphophil-ia
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tapho- + -philia. From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “funeral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb, grave”) + Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, fondness”).

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Frequently Paired Words

taphophile taphophilic

Questions

What does taphophilia mean?
Deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death.
Where does taphophilia come from?
From tapho- + -philia. From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “funeral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb, grave”) + Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, fondness”).

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