bibliomania

[bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] Origin

bib·li·o·ma·ni·a

[bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]
noun
excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.

Origin:
1725–35; biblio- + -mania; replacing earlier bibliomanie < French

bib·li·o·ma·ni·ac [bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-ak] , noun
bib·li·o·ma·ni·a·cal [bib-lee-oh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl] , adjective
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Bibliomania has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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bibliomania (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə)
 
n
extreme fondness for books
 
biblio'maniac
 
n, —adj

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bibliomania
1734, after Fr. bibliomanie, from biblio- + mania
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