"antilibrary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antilibraries [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + library. Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|anti|library}} anti- + library Head templates: {{en-noun}} antilibrary (plural antilibraries)
  1. A collection of books owned by someone that have not been read. Wikipedia link: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Categories (topical): Books Related terms: tsundoku

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