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Bibliophage: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Bibliophage noun. A person who devours books, reading constantly and voraciously.
How to say it
BIB-lee-oh-fayj/ˈbɪblɪə(ʊ)feɪdʒ/
4 syllables, stressed on the first (BIB). Forms: bibliophages.
Bibliophage in a sentence
A born bibliophage, she read the cereal box when she ran out of novels.
The library's summer challenge was won by a nine-year-old bibliophage with eighty books.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- bookworm
- avid reader
- bibliophile
Where bibliophage comes from
From Greek biblion, book, and phagein, to eat.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The library's summer challenge was won by a nine-year-old _____ with eighty books.
- bibliophage
- tsundoku
- elegy
Show the answer
bibliophage: The library's summer challenge was won by a nine-year-old bibliophage with eighty books.