First Known Use 1892, in the meaning definedabove Time Traveler The first known use ofnecrophiliawas in 1892 See more words from the same year Dictionary Entries Nearnecrophilia necrophagy necrophilia necrophilism See More Nearby Entries Cite this Entry ...
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Deathnec‧ro‧phil‧i‧a/ˌnekrəʊˈfɪliə, -krə$-kroʊ-, -krə-/noun[uncountable]sexualinterestindeadbodiesExamples from the Corpusnecrophilia•So I got up immediately and said it would be the end of abea...
borrowed from German & French; borrowed from German Nekrophilie, borrowed from French nécrophilie, from nécro- necro- + -philie -philia First Known Use 1892, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of necrophilia was in 1892 See more words from the same year Dicti...
necrophilic ˌne-krə-ˈfi-lik adjective Word History Etymology borrowed from German & French; borrowed from GermanNekrophilie,borrowed from Frenchnécrophilie,fromnécro-necro-+-philie-philia First Known Use 1892, in the meaning definedabove ...
borrowed from German & French; borrowed from German Nekrophilie, borrowed from French nécrophilie, from nécro- necro- + -philie -philia First Known Use 1892, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of necrophilia was in 1892 See more words from the same year Dicti...