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How to spell philosophy

Philosophy is spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-Y.

What it means: The study of fundamental questions about existence.

In a sentence: Philosophy is like thinking about life's big questions. ▶

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Same family: philosopher, philosophical, philosophically, philosophize, ethics. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Philosophy comes from the ancient Greek words *philo* meaning "love" and *sophia* meaning "wisdom," so it literally means "love of wisdom." The term was used by famous Greek thinkers like Socrates and Plato to describe their search for truth and understanding.

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