Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bibliomaniacal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bib-lio-ma-ni-a-cal
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having, or pertaining to, a passion for books.

Example Sentences

"The small local library was not enough to satisfy our bibliomaniacal thirst."
"Before breakfast I employed myself in airing my old bibliomaniacal hobby, entering all the books lately acquired into a temporary catalogue, so as to have them shelved and marked."

Etymology

From bibliomaniac + -al.

Questions

What does bibliomaniacal mean?: Having, or pertaining to, a passion for books.
Where does bibliomaniacal come from?: From bibliomaniac + -al.

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