noun
Meaning 1
The love of the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
geophilia
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jē′ə-fĭl′ē-ə
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈfɪl.iː.ə/
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Canada, General-American, Scotland: /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈfɪl.i.ə/
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New-Zealand: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈfəl.iː.ə/
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India: /ˌd͡ʒiː.oˈfɪl.iː.a/
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rhymes with -ɪliə
noun
Meaning 2
The love of geology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.