/ əˈhɒlɪk; NAmE əˈhɔːl-; əˈhɑːl-/ suffix
(in nouns) liking sth very much and unable to stop doing or using it :
a shopaholic
a chocaholic
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WORD ORIGIN
on the pattern of (alc)oholic .
/ əˈhɒlɪk; NAmE əˈhɔːl-; əˈhɑːl-/ suffix
(in nouns) liking sth very much and unable to stop doing or using it :
a shopaholic
a chocaholic
••
WORD ORIGIN
on the pattern of (alc)oholic .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005