biblio-

American  

1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (bibliography ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words with the meaning “book” (bibliophile ), and sometimes with the meaning “Bible” (bibliolatry, on the model ofidolatry ).

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biblio- British  

combining form

1. indicating book or books

   bibliography

   bibliomania

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Usage

What does biblio- mean? Biblio- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “book" and occasionally, "Bible."Biblio- comes from the Greek biblíon, meaning “book.” You can learn more about its connection to the Bible at our entry for the word.Biblíon also appears in the word bibliography, from the Greek bibliographía, literally “book-writing.” A bibliography—as the many of us who’ve ever made one know well—is a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.Do you know how to format a bibliography? Here’s some tips on how using MLA style. And here’s how you can cite a definition on Dictionary.com!

Etymology

Origin of biblio-

< Latin < Greek, combining form of biblíon; Bible