"bookness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From book + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|book|ness}} book + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bookness (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The quality of being a book. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-bookness-en-noun-ycWe8qjf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. The qualities of a book endowing it with its uniqueness or particularity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bookness-en-noun-7L32CbyP
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