Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Love of books.
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Examples
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And yet, despite these self-accusations, bibliophily rather than bibliomania would be the word to characterize his conscientious purpose.
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And yet, despite these self-accusations, bibliophily rather than bibliomania would be the word to characterize his conscientious purpose.
The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Eugene Field 1872
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With a scholar's sense of the drama of bibliophily, Krebs details the quest of the Italian humanists to recover lost and unknown works of antiquity.
Slate Magazine Adam Kirsch 2011
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“The Murderer’s VadeMecum,” etc. Recreations: Criminology; bibliophily; music; cricket.
Unnatural Death Sayers, Dorothy L.Lord Peter 03 1988
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“The Murderer’s VadeMecum,” etc. Recreations: Criminology; bibliophily; music; cricket.
The Unpleasantness At The Belladonna Club Sayers, Dorothy L.Lord Peter 05 1928
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