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bibliophilic

[bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil] Origin

bib·li·o·phile

[bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil]
noun
a person who loves or collects books, especially 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

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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Bibliophilic is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Word Origin & History

bibliophile
1824, from Fr. bibliophile, from biblio- + Gk. philos "friend."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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