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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From φιλο- (philo-) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē) + -ίᾱ (-íā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰi.lo.niː.kí.aː/ → /ɸi.lo.niˈci.a/ → /fi.lo.niˈci.a/
Noun
φῐλονῑκίᾱ • (phĭlonīkíā) f (genitive φῐλονῑκίᾱς); first declension
- love of strife, eager rivalry, contentiousness, partisan spirit
- emulation, eagerness
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