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bibliophilic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to bibliophiles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From biblio- + -philic.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: bibliofilski — having or pertaining to bibliophilia
  • Portuguese: bibliófilo — having or pertaining to bibliophilia
  • Portuguese: bibliofílico — having or pertaining to bibliophilia
  • Swedish: bibliofil — having or pertaining to bibliophilia