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Italian
Etymology
Latin claustrum (“enclosure”, “closed space”) + -filia (“-philia”, suffix indicating liking or love of something)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaw.stro.fiˈli.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: clau‧stro‧fi‧lì‧a
Noun
claustrofilia f (plural claustrofilie)
- claustrophilia
- Antonym: claustrofobia
Derived terms