biblio-

comb. form denoting a book or books.
Etymology: Gk f. biblion book

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combining form

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin, from Greek, from biblion — more at bible

: book

bibliography

bibliomania

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a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (bibliography); on this model, used in the formation of compound words with the meaning "book" (bibliophile), and sometimes with the meaning "Bible" (bibliolatry, on the model of idolatry).

[ < L < Gk, comb. form of biblíon; see BIBLE]

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biblio-,

combining form.

1. book or books: »

Bibliophile = a lover of books.

2. the Bible: »

Bibliolatry = excessive reverence for the letter of the Bible.

╂[< Greek biblíon a book]

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comb. form relating to a book or books

bibliomania | bibliophile

Origin:

from Greek biblion ‘book’

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prefix

: relating to books

bibliography

bibliophile

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biblio- [ˈbɪbliəʊ] [ˈbɪblioʊ] combining form

(in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) connected with books

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bibliophile

 

Word Origin:

[biblio-] from Greek biblion ‘book’.

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biblio-

(ˈbɪblɪəʊ)

repr. Gr. βιβλίο- stem and comb. form of βιβλίον book. In compounds formed in Greek itself, as bibliography, βιβλιογραϕία; and in many of mod. formation, as bibliogony, biblioklept, bibliophagist, etc., some of which are merely pedantic or ponderously humorous.