"bibliopole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bibliopoles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin bibliopōla, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”) + πωλέω (pōléō, “I barter, sell”) — (compare with the etymology of monopoly). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|bibliopōla}} Latin bibliopōla, {{uder|en|grc|βιβλίον||paper, document, tablet}} Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bibliopole (plural bibliopoles)
  1. A bookseller. Synonyms: bibliopolist Derived forms: bibliopolic, bibliopolism, bibliopolistic Translations (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books): صَحَّاف (ṣaḥḥāf) (Arabic), bibliopola [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), sahaf (Turkish)

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