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One entry found for commodiphile.
Main Entry: com·mo·di·phile
Pronunciation: k&-'mä-d&-"fIl
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s): plural –philes
Etymology: New Latin, from French -phile, from
Greek -philos -philous and,Middle English
commoditee ,from Middle French commodité,
from Latin commoditat-, commoditas,
from commodus
Date: 15th century
1 :lover : one having an affinity for
or a strong attraction to an economic good: as a
: a product of agriculture or mining b
: an article of commerce
especially when delivered for shipment <commodities
futures> c : a mass-produced
unspecialized product <commodity chemicals>
<commodity memory chips>
2 a : lover : one having an affinity
for or a strong attraction to something useful or
valued <that valuable commodity patience>
b : CONVENIENCE, ADVANTAGE
3
obsolete : QUANTITY, LOT
4 : lover : one having an affinity for
or a strong attraction to one that is subject to ready
exchange or exploitation within a market <the sensitive
female singer-songwriter as a viable pop commodity
-- Elysa Gardner> |
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\&\ as a and u in
abut
\&\ as e in
kitten
\&r\ as ur/er in
further
\a\ as a in ash
\A\
as a in ace
\ä\ as o in
mop
\au\ as ou in out
\ch\ as
ch in chin
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\e\ as e in bet
\E\ as ea in
easy
\g\ as g in go
\i\ as
i in hit
\I\ as i in
ice
\j\ as j in job
\[ng]\ as
ng in sing
\O\ as o in
go
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\o\ as aw in law
\oi\ as oy in
boy
\th\ as th in
thin
\[th]\ as th in the
\ü\
as oo in loot
\u\ as oo in
foot
\y\ as y in yet
\zh\ as
si in vision
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