"libricide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: libricides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin liber, librī + -cide. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|liber}} Latin liber, {{suffix|en||cide<id:killing>}} + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} libricide (countable and uncountable, plural libricides)
  1. (rare) The destruction of books. Wikipedia link: Book burning Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Synonyms: biblioclasm Related terms: bibliocide

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