noun
Meaning 1
Bookselling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bibliopolism, bibliopolery
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bibliopoly
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɪbliˈɒpəli/
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General-American: /ˌbɪbliˈɑpəli/
History
Etymology
From bibliopole (“bookseller”) + -poly (suffix denoting sellers in a market). Bibliopole is derived from Latin bibliopōla (“bookseller”), from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοπώλης (bĭblĭopṓlēs, “bookseller”), from βῐβλῐ́ον (bĭblĭ́on), βυβλίον (bublíon, “book; letter; tablet; strip of papyrus; writing”) (from βῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos, “papyrus plant; writings on papyrus; book”), from Βῠ́βλος (Bŭ́blos, “city of Byblos”), a source of papyrus) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, suffix denoting a retailer, shop owner, etc.) (from πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell”)). The English word is also analysable as biblio- (prefix meaning ‘book’) + -poly.