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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

philoxenia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌfaɪloʊ-/ anglicized
/-ˈzɛniə/ anglicized
/ˌfiloʊ-/ anglicized
/ˌfilɒksiˈniːə/ Hellenized
/ˌfɪlɑkˈsiːniə/ Hellenized
/ˌfɪloʊˈziːniə/ anglicized

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῐλοξενῐ́ᾱ (phĭloxenĭ́ā).

Meanings

(uncountable) Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.

Relateds

phylogeny · philoxenic