"bibliophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bibliophiles [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1824. From French bibliophile, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”). By surface analysis, biblio- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|bibliophile}} French bibliophile, {{uder|en|grc|βιβλίον||paper, document, tablet}} Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”), {{surf|en|biblio-|-phile}} By surface analysis, biblio- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} bibliophile (plural bibliophiles)
  1. One who loves books. Categories (topical): Books, Hobbyists Translations (person who loves books — see also book lover): bibliofiel (Afrikaans), bibliòfil [masculine] (Catalan), bibliofil [masculine] (Czech), bibliofiel (Dutch), bibliofiili (Finnish), bibliophile [feminine, masculine] (French), Bücherfreund [masculine] (German), Bücherfreundin [feminine] (German), Bücherliebhaber [masculine] (German), Bücherliebhaberin [feminine] (German), Buchliebhaber [masculine] (German), Buchliebhaberin [feminine] (German), Bibliophiler [masculine] (German), Bibliophile [feminine] (German), βιβλιόφιλος (vivliófilos) [masculine] (Greek), bibliofilo (Ido), leabharbhách [masculine] (Irish), кітапқұмар (kıtapqūmar) (Kazakh), книгољубец (knigoljubec) [masculine] (Macedonian), библиофил (bibliofil) [masculine] (Macedonian), bibliofil [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), biblioman [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bibliofil [masculine] (Polish), bibliófilo [masculine] (Portuguese), bibliófila [feminine] (Portuguese), книголю́б (knigoljúb) [masculine] (Russian), библиофи́л (bibliofíl) [masculine] (Russian), bibliófilo [masculine] (Spanish), bibliófila [feminine] (Spanish), bibliofil (Swedish), kitapsever (Turkish), bibliyofil (Turkish), бібліофі́л (bibliofíl) [masculine] (Ukrainian), книголю́б (knyholjúb) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bibliophile-en-noun-6v0ULZ~q Disambiguation of Books: 54 46 Disambiguation of Hobbyists: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with biblio-, English terms suffixed with -phile, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with biblio-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'person who loves books — see also book lover': 66 34
  2. One who collects books, not necessarily due to any interest in reading them. Categories (topical): Books, Hobbyists
    Sense id: en-bibliophile-en-noun-3L0GQ4zp Disambiguation of Books: 54 46 Disambiguation of Hobbyists: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with biblio-, English terms suffixed with -phile, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with biblio-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: booklover, bibliophil [dated] Derived forms: audiobibliophile Related terms: bibliophilia, arctophile, audiophile, conspirophile, museophile, vexillophile, videophile, bookworm, why buy a book when you can join a library

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      "roman": "knyholjúb",
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