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Meaning of "bibliophily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIBLIOPHILY

bibliophily  [ˌbɪblɪˈɒfɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIBLIOPHILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bibliophily is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIBLIOPHILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bibliophily

Bibliophilia

Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books. Accordingly a bibliophile is an individual who loves books. A bookworm is someone who loves books for their content, or who otherwise loves reading. The -ia-suffixed form "bibliophilia" is sometimes considered to be an incorrect usage; the older "bibliophilism" is considered more correct. The adjective form of the term is bibliophilic. A bibliophile may be, but is not necessarily, a book collector.

Definition of bibliophily in the English dictionary

The definition of bibliophily in the dictionary is the love of books.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIBLIOPHILY


acarophily
ˌækəˈrɒfɪlɪ
anemophily
ˌænɪˈmɒfɪlɪ
anisophylly
ˌænaɪˈsɒfɪlɪ
arctophily
ɑːkˈtɒfɪlɪ
cartophily
kɑːˈtɒfɪlɪ
entomophily
ˌɛntəˈmɒfɪlɪ
hydrophily
haɪˈdrɒfɪlɪ
malacophily
ˌmæləˈkɒfɪlɪ
monophyly
məˈnɒfɪlɪ
myiophily
maɪˈɒfɪlɪ
myophily
maɪˈɒfɪlɪ
myrmecophily
ˌmɜːmɪˈkɒfɪlɪ
ornithophily
ˌɔːnɪˈθɒfɪlɪ
photophily
fəʊˈtɒfɪlɪ
psychophily
saɪˈkɒfɪlɪ
sclerophylly
sklɪərˈɒfɪlɪ
scripophily
skrɪˈpɒfɪlɪ
timbrophily
tɪmˈbrɒfɪlɪ
toxophily
tɒkˈsɒfɪlɪ
xerophily
zɪəˈrɒfɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIBLIOPHILY

bibliopegic
bibliopegist
bibliopegy
bibliophagist
bibliophil
bibliophile
bibliophilic
bibliophilism
bibliophilist
bibliophilistic
bibliophobia
bibliopole
bibliopolic
bibliopolical
bibliopolist
bibliopoly
bibliotheca
bibliothecae
bibliothecal
bibliothecary

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIBLIOPHILY

gushily
healthily
lengthily
maximaphily
notaphily
oenophily
patchily
pithily
praiseworthily
raunchily
sketchily
stealthily
symphily
techily
toothily
touchily
trashily
unhealthily
unworthily
worthily

Synonyms and antonyms of bibliophily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bibliophily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIBLIOPHILY

Find out the translation of bibliophily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bibliophily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bibliophily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bibliophily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bibliofilia
570 millions of speakers

English

bibliophily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bibliophily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bibliophily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

библиофилии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bibliophily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bibliophily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bibliophilie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bibliophily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bibliophilie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bibliophily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bibliophily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bibliophily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bibliophily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bibliophily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॅहियोफिली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bibliophily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bibliofilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bibliofilstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бібліофілію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bibliofilie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bibliophily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bibliofilie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bibliophily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bibliophily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bibliophily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIBLIOPHILY»

The term «bibliophily» is used very little and occupies the 178.549 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bibliophily
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIBLIOPHILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bibliophily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bibliophily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bibliophily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIBLIOPHILY»

Discover the use of bibliophily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bibliophily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bibliophily: Or, Booklove
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
James Florence Willis, 2012
2
The Anatomy of Bibliomania
... is the subject of my following discourse. III. SYMPTOMS OF BIBLIOPHILY Many are the symptoms to discern book-lovers by — — quis enim bene celet amorem? 4 A great library easily begets affection, which may deepen into love, says ...
Holbrook Jackson, 1950
3
Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and ...
H. BIBLIOPHILY,. BOOK. COLLECTING. General Btelschowsky, Ludwig - Der Buchersammler: eine Anleitung; 2nd ed. - Koblenz: .Edition Plato, 1980 -280 p. R : Aus dem Antiquariat (1981): 5, p. A228-A229 (R. Wtttmann) [81/1528] Carter, John ...
H. Vervliet, 1984
4
Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and ...
On theory and history of bibliophily: materials of the International conference, St Petersburg, 1999. [99/21581 Russian Federation, XVIth century Hohenzollern, Albrecht: WiTCZAK-KuFEL, ANNA. - Oprawa ksicgi ze srebrnej biblioteki ksiçcia ...
Dept. of Special Collections of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 2003
5
Prints For Books: Book Illustration In France, 1760-1800
The chapters of this book explore the interrelationship of these elements. The vogue began with a public demand that new poems, plays, and novels should be illustrated with high-quality prints, and authors had to respond.
Antony Griffiths, 2004
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Book Talk: Essays on Books, Booksellers, Collecting, and ...
The early Roxburghe members collected in what I would call the area of classic bibliophily: manuscripts, early printed books, fine bindings, and the classics. In addition, they would have tended to subscribe to the important new books as they  ...
Robert H. Jackson, Carol Zeman Rothkopf, 2006
7
Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and ...
MOPCMHA, Jl.A. (Ed.); BEJ1AH, H.M. (Ed.). - MocKBa: PrB, 2000, c. 174-178. - On bibliophily and Russian emigrants in Paris in the 1920's and 1930's. [00/2262] Gabriel: Hanotaux, Gabriel. - La Seine et les quais: promenade d'un bibliophile.
Of Information & Collections Department, Department of Information & Collections, 2005
8
Highlights from the Undisciplined Library of Guita and José ...
Thus the National Library, the largest repository of original works of Brazilian culture, could not have missed the chance to be associated with the most important work of bibliophily ever produced in the country, one that will encourage in new ...
‎2005
9
Bland Beginning
he asked, looking up at her sharply. Had Basingstoke called himself the editor? She could not remember. “Yes,” she said. “Since receiving that telephone call, I have naturally given considerable thought to the matter of bibliophily in relation to  ...
Julian Symons, 2001
10
To Exercise Our Talents: The Democratization of Writing in ...
Male homosexual writers and readers had long used limited editions for this reason, and there was a gay subculture connected by bibliophily, fine printing, and erotic literature, often weighted toward 1890s decadence.27 In Hanley's case, ...
Christopher Hilliard, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIBLIOPHILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bibliophily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Media Monkey's Diary: Jeremy Clarkson, Simon Heffer and Martin …
Heffer currently lists as his premier recreations in Debretts “cricket, music, ecclesiology, bibliophily”, with “wife and children” also oddly included ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
2
Specialist Insight: Isabelle de Conihout, Books & Manuscripts, Paris
I also published extensively on the subjects of bibliophily, bookbindings and Renaissance and 17th century collectors, including Grolier, ... «Christie's, Mar 15»
3
The Grolier Club – Exhibitions, Lectures, Meetings, September to …
Based in New York the Grolier maintains a huge library specializing in bibliography and bibliophily, the history of printing, book binding, illustration and the ... «ILAB, Aug 14»
4
History of Printing in Austria - Druckfrisch. Der Innsbrucker Wagner …
... thrilling, and informative, with an elegant layout and typography. It is highly recommended to all readers interested in the history of printing and bibliophily. «ILAB, Jun 14»
5
The British Journal of Psychiatry
I suspect that bibliophily anticipates psychiatry - that voracious book readers are likely to be drawn to medicine, and especially psychiatry. This is because we ... «British Journal of Psychiatry, Jun 14»
6
Salon International du Livre Ancien & 25th ILAB International …
... antiquarian books but never dared to ask: Newcomers and young collectors will be welcomed to the world of bibliophily at a special book fair stand presenting ... «ILAB, Mar 14»
7
ILAB Internships – Out of the Classroom, into the World: Madrid …
The presence of local bibliophily is also remarkable: Spain has almost 20 different regions and in many of them people are interested in their own history, culture ... «ILAB, Jan 14»
8
ILAB Internships – Out of the Classroom, into the World: Bilbao …
... their independence and rights and how all that now influences on bibliophily and the assortment of old books in Bilbao and other cities of the Basque Country. «ILAB, Dec 13»
9
A bibliophile on the wing
Bibliophily and birding had gone hand in hand for this businessman from Hyderabad over the years; starting with building a personal library of ... «The Hindu, Jun 13»
10
The History of the Antiquarian Book Trade in Belgium – A New Book …
After Buijnster's studies on the history of bibliophily and antiquarian bookselling in the Netherlands, published in the years 2007 and 2010, this important work ... «ILAB, Mar 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bibliophily [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bibliophily>. May 2024 ».
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