philo-

American  

1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “loving” (philology ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive ).

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philo- British  

combining form

1. indicating a love of

   philology

   philanthropic

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Etymology

Origin of philo-

< Greek, combining form of phílos loving, dear

Example Sentences

The show opened quite brilliantly — perhaps confusingly, if you had missed Bargatze’s “Washington’s Dream” sketches on “Saturday Night Live” on which the routine was closely modeled, including the presence of Mikey Day, Bowen Yang and James Austin Johnson — with the host as Philo T. Farnsworth, “the inventor of television,” foreseeing the medium’s less than sensible future.

From Los Angeles Times

Bargatze portrayed Philo T. Farnsworth, the “visionary genius” who saw the potential of television’s future.

From Los Angeles Times

Echoing his “SNL” performance as George Washington, Bargatze is Philo T. Farnsworth, who is in fact known as the “father of television.”

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking at a surprise reception for Mr Philo before Christmas, the Recorder of Lincoln, Judge Simon Hirst, paid tribute to him.

From BBC

Noel Philo, who was called to the bar in 1975 and works at Lincoln Crown Court, celebrated his 90th birthday on Christmas Day.

From BBC