"lexicomane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lexicomanes [plural]
Etymology: From lexico- + -mane. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|lexico|mane}} lexico- + -mane Head templates: {{en-noun}} lexicomane (plural lexicomanes)
  1. A lover of dictionaries.

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lexicomane meaning in English (3.2kB)

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          "ref": "1984, Quinquereme, page 233",
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          "text": "Ovipositor, charming word. My current favorite is callomania: \"the delusion that one is beautiful\". Gotta love Mongrel English in All Her Glory. I'm a bibliophile, bibliotaph, and a lexicomane.",
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          "ref": "[2003 July 23, Serenleono, “For all you Lexiophiles ”, in alt.wisdom (Usenet)",
          "text": "> For all you lexiophiles (lovers of words) / Hmm. I think logophiles is the preferred word, though some might prefer something even flashier, like logomaniac or verbomaniac (one obsessed with words), verbivore (one who 'devours' words), lexiphanic (one who likes to show off with words), wordmonger, or lexicomane (dictionary-lover).]",
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          "ref": "2016, Pragya Bang, Not-so-IIM!: The Untold Story of after and beyond Graduation, Notion Press",
          "text": "“Aarav and Rashika, I am sure you don’t know what hoi polloi is. Even I don’t. Let us keep Google handy whenever Khushboo is in conversation. We have a lexicomane in the group!” said Raghav teasingly. / “Now, what is a lexicomane?” exclaimed Rashika slapping both her hands on the center table. / Khushboo promptly said, / “Lexicon means a dictionary. So assuming that he is calling me a dictionary freak, I must say that is a wrong adjective. You could call me a logophile. Haha!”",
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