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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPhil
/fɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A diminutive form of the given name Philip.
"Phil has been working as an accountant for over ten years." - 2
A combining form or prefix element denoting fondness, affinity, or love for a specified thing.
"His intense bibliophilia makes him a true phil of literature."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek combining form philos, meaning loving or fond, commonly used as a shortening of the masculine given name Philip. Philip itself stems from the Greek Philippos, meaning 'lover of horses' from philos (loving) and hippos (horse). Over centuries, it has also become a productive lexical prefix and suffix in English compounding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phil" is said worldwide
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Phil
Transliteration: fil
"Phil est un ami de longue date."
Phil
Transliteration: fil
"Phil liest gerne historische Romane."
Phil
Transliteration: fil
"Phil ha organizzato la riunione."
Phil
Transliteration: fil
"Phil viajó a España el verano pasado."
Phil
Transliteration: fil
"Phil é um excelente engenheiro."
फिल
Transliteration: phil
"फिल मेरा सबसे अच्छा दोस्त है।"
菲尔
Transliteration: Fēi ěr
"菲尔是一名出色的医生。"
필
Transliteration: Pil
"필은 음악을 아주 좋아합니다."
フィル
Transliteration: Firu
"フィルは毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。"
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