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bibliophile

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.

bibliophile

/ ˈbɪblɪəfɪl; ˈbɪblɪəˌfaɪl; ˌbɪblɪˈɒfəˌlɪzəm /

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

First recorded in 1815–25; biblio- + -phile

What did he, a classically trained actor and bibliophile, really see in her?

This collection of books was sold to a French bibliophile for the tidy sum of forty thousand pounds, and is now in the Louvre.

Julius, with the true bibliophile's interest in all originals, examined his find carefully.

He had laboriously saved his pennies, and had, with the magic of the bibliophile, turned them into rare volumes!

According to the learned Doctor Morton, these were just the things that the rich bibliophile demanded!

For over six months the forlorn bibliophile remained away from the Lady of the Breviary.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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