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biblio-

  1. 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 ).


biblio-

combining_form

  1. indicating book or books

    bibliography

    bibliomania

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of biblio-1

< Latin < Greek, combining form of biblíon; Bible
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Word History and Origins

Origin of biblio-1

from Greek biblion book
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Example Sentences

These words begin with biblio; you may have a biblio almost anything.

If a man spends lavishly on his library, you call him mad—a biblio-maniac.

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