bibliopoly
/ˌbɪbliˈɑpəli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "If the ſecretary to the French bibliopoly tranſlates the tragedy of Henry V. faithfully, as he has promiſed, he vvill open a fine ſchool of delicacy and decorum for the inſtruction of our courtiers."
- "Instead of attempting to translate the terms of Roman bibliopoly, many of which are ill-understood, and all of which would sound harsh in English poetry, I have, in common I believe with all translators, described his writings as in a modern book."
- "Nature, however, has been kind, and bibliopoly thrives."
- "We have heard similar complaints (at least as far as the book trade is concerned) from the highest quarters of bibliopoly."
- "Great as was the success—and its sale was almost unprecedented in the annals of Russian bibliopoly, the career of the "Polar Star" was exceedingly brief, as it did not extend beyond its third volume."
- "There are as good fish in that buccaneering sea of Bibliopoly as ever were caught, and if one of them have broken away from your harpoon, I hope the net may prove a downright Kraken on whom, if needful, you can pitch your tent and live."
Etymology
From bibliopole (“bookseller”) + -poly (suffix denoting sellers in a market). Bibliopole is derived from Latin bibliopōla (“bookseller”), from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοπώλης (bĭblĭopṓlēs, “bookseller”), from βῐβλῐ́ον (bĭblĭ́on), βυβλίον (bublíon, “book; letter; tablet; strip of papyrus; writing”) (from βῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos, “papyrus plant; writings on papyrus; book”), from Βῠ́βλος (Bŭ́blos, “city of Byblos”), a source of papyrus) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, suffix denoting a retailer, shop owner, etc.) (from πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell”)). The English word is also analysable as biblio- (prefix meaning ‘book’) + -poly.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: biblio-
- Root: bibliopōla, βῐβλῐοπώλης
- Suffix: bibliopole, -poly
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbɪbliˈɑpəli/
- British English: /ˌbɪbliˈɒpəli/