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bibliomaniac

bib·li·o·ma·ni·a
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]
    • /ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə/
    • /ˌbɪ.blɪəʊ.ˈmeɪ.nɪæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]
    • /ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə/

Definitions of bibliomaniac word

  • noun bibliomaniac excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books. 1
  • noun bibliomaniac A person who is obsessed with owning valuable books. 0
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Origin of bibliomaniac

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
1725-35; biblio- + -mania; replacing earlier bibliomanie < French

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Parts of speech for Bibliomaniac

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bibliomaniac popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bibliomaniac

noun bibliomaniac

  • bookworm — If you describe someone as a bookworm, you mean they are very fond of reading.
  • proofreader — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
  • bibliophile — a person who collects or is fond of books
  • editor — a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication: She was offered a managing editor position at a small press.
All 4 Synonyms of bibliomaniac

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