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biophilia
(bio|philia)
Pronunciation:
/bʌɪə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
(according to a theory of the biologist E. O. Wilson) an innate and genetically determined affinity of human beings with the natural world.
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