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bib⋅li⋅o⋅phile

  [bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil]
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–noun
a person who loves or collects books, esp. as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.
Also, bib⋅li⋅oph⋅i⋅list  [bib-lee-of-uh-list] .

Origin:
1815–25; biblio- + -phile

Related forms:
bib⋅li⋅oph⋅i⋅lism, bib⋅li⋅oph⋅i⋅ly, noun
bib⋅li⋅oph⋅i⋅lis⋅tic, bib⋅li⋅o⋅phil⋅ic  [bib-lee-oh-fil-ik] , adjective
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bib·li·o·phile   (bĭb'lē-ə-fīl')   
n.  
  1. A lover of books.
  2. A collector of books.
bib'li·oph'i·lism n., bib'li·oph'i·lis'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Bibliophile

Bib"li*o*phile\, n. [Gr. ? book + ? to love: cf. F. bibliophile.] A lover of books.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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