"bibliobibuli" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: The term was coined in 1957 by H. L. Mencken, from the Greek "biblio", meaning books, and the Latin "bibulous", from "bibere" (to drink). "There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing." Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} bibliobibuli pl (plural only)
  1. The kind of people who read excessively. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-bibliobibuli-en-noun-SmDVHU9U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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