bibliomania

[ bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

/ ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

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noun

excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.

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Origin of bibliomania

1725–35; biblio- + -mania; replacing earlier bibliomanie<French

OTHER WORDS FROM bibliomania

bib·li·o·ma·ni·ac

[bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-ak], /ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ niˌæk/, nounbib·li·o·ma·ni·a·cal

[bib-lee-oh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl], /ˌbɪb li oʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjective

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How to use bibliomania in a sentence

“You ought to be ashamed of yourself to trifle with so beautiful a poem,” interrupted the Bibliomaniac, indignantly.
The Genial Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs
It seems to me,” said the Bibliomaniac, “that that opera produced in the right place might stand a chance of a run.
The Genial Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs
“Four thousand dollars is pretty steep for an address,” commented the Bibliomaniac.
The Genial Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs
He was a bibliomaniac—a lover and collector of valuable and curious books.
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances|Juliana Horatia Ewing

A circumstantial history of this memorable sale was written by Dibdin the bibliomaniac.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bibliomania

bibliomania

/ (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

extreme fondness for books

Derived forms of bibliomania

bibliomaniac, noun, adjective

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