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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -filo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ʃiˈa.fi.lo/
- Rhymes: -afilo
- Hyphenation: sci‧à‧fi‧lo
Adjective
sciafilo (feminine sciafila, masculine plural sciafili, feminine plural sciafile)
- (botany) sciaphilous
Further reading
- sciafilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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