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Bibliophile: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Bibliophile noun. A person who loves books, especially one who collects them for their bindings, editions or rarity.
How to say it
BIB-lee-uh-fyle/ˈbɪblɪəfaɪl/
4 syllables, stressed on the first (BIB). Forms: bibliophiles.
Bibliophile in a sentence
A true bibliophile, he could tell a first edition by the smell of its paper.
The bookshop's back room was a paradise for bibliophiles, crammed with old maps and leather spines.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- book lover
- bookworm
- book collector
- bibliomaniac
Where bibliophile comes from
From French bibliophile, from Greek biblion, book, and philos, loving.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The bookshop's back room was a paradise for _____, crammed with old maps and leather spines.
- cliffhanger
- bibliophile
- satire
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bibliophile: The bookshop's back room was a paradise for bibliophiles, crammed with old maps and leather spines.