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bibliophage
[bib-lee-uh-feyj]
noun
an ardent reader; a bookworm.
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Other Word Forms
- bibliophagous adjective
- bibliophagic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bibliophage1
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Example Sentences
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Bibliophage, or bibliophagist, a book-eater, or devourer of books.
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Nor is there anything to allay the curiosity thus excited in finding that the French, in the all-comprehensive spirit of their classification and nomenclature, include the book-eater with the decorous title Bibliophage, seeing that in so gossiping a work as Peignot's Dictionnaire de Bibliologie, all that is communicated under this department is, "Bibliophage signifie celui qui mange des livres."
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does bibliophage mean?
A bibliophage is a person who reads all the time; a bookworm.Bibliophage is a very rarely used word, unlike the commonly used bookworm. But with their extensive vocabularies, bibliophages probably know it.Example: Michelle is a real bibliophage—she spends every second of her free time reading books.
A bibliophage is a person who reads all the time; a bookworm.Bibliophage is a very rarely used word, unlike the commonly used bookworm. But with their extensive vocabularies, bibliophages probably know it.Example: Michelle is a real bibliophage—she spends every second of her free time reading books.
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