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- [bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil]
- /ˈbɪb li əˌfaɪl, -fɪl/
- /ˈbɪb.li.ə.faɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil]
- /ˈbɪb li əˌfaɪl, -fɪl/
Definitions of bibliophile word
- noun bibliophile a person who collects or is fond of books 3
- noun bibliophile a person who loves or admires books, esp. for their style of binding, printing, etc. 3
- noun bibliophile a collector of books 3
- noun bibliophile a person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like. 1
- noun bibliophile book lover 1
- noun bibliophile One who loves books. 0
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Origin of bibliophile
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; biblio- + -phile
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Parts of speech for Bibliophile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bibliophile popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bibliophile
noun bibliophile
- savant — a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- reader — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
Antonyms for bibliophile
noun bibliophile
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
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