-bulia

noun combining form

-bu·​lia

ˈbyülēə

variants or less commonly -boulia

ˈbü-

plural -s

: condition of having (such) will

hyperbulia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin -bulia, from Greek -boulia, from boulē will; probably akin to Greek ballein to throw

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