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: extreme preoccupation with collecting books. bibliomaniac. ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈmā-nē-ˌak. noun or adjective. bibliomaniacal. ˌbi-blē-ō-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl. adjective. Word History. Etymology. borrowed from French bibliomanie, from biblio- biblio- + -manie -mania.
Description. One of several unusual behaviors associated with books, bibliomania is characterized by the collecting of books which have no use to the collector nor any great intrinsic value to a genuine book collector.
Bibliomania definition: excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.. See examples of BIBLIOMANIA used in a sentence.
Bibliomania; or Book Madness contains many characters, but primarily follows Lisardo, a wealthy, fatherless young man who frankly confesses to being “an arrant bibliomaniac.” When he is ...
What does the word bibliomaniac mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bibliomaniac . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Bibliomania is an extreme passion for books. If you spend all of your paychecks buying first edition novels, you can say you suffer from bibliomania. The word bibliomania, inspired by the French bibliomanie, combines the Greek roots biblio, "book," and mania, "madness" or "frenzy."
bibliomaniac in British English. noun. 1. a person who has an extreme fondness for books. adjective. 2. having or showing an extreme fondness for books. The word bibliomaniac is derived from bibliomania, shown below. Collins English Dictionary.