bibliotaphy [n. BIB-lee-oh-TAF-ee]
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threeplusfireBibliotaphy is the practice of hoarding or hiding books, and someone who engages in bibliotaphy is a bibliotaph.
Like many "bookish" words, this one includes the biblio- prefix, from the Greek biblion (book), which also gave us Bible. The suffix, -taphy, is from Greek taphos (tomb), since the books hoarded or hidden might as well be entombed.
Another word from taphos is cenotaph [n. SEN-uh-taf] (an empty tomb that commemorates someone who is actually buried elsewhere), with the prefix ceno- from Greek kenos (empty).
Here are more "bookish" words:
bibliopegy: the art of binding books
bibliopolist: a seller of books, especially rare or used ones
bibliotics: examination of documents for authenticity
Like many "bookish" words, this one includes the biblio- prefix, from the Greek biblion (book), which also gave us Bible. The suffix, -taphy, is from Greek taphos (tomb), since the books hoarded or hidden might as well be entombed.
Another word from taphos is cenotaph [n. SEN-uh-taf] (an empty tomb that commemorates someone who is actually buried elsewhere), with the prefix ceno- from Greek kenos (empty).
Here are more "bookish" words:
bibliopegy: the art of binding books
bibliopolist: a seller of books, especially rare or used ones
bibliotics: examination of documents for authenticity
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book words...
Date: 2001-08-24 02:02 pm (UTC)Um, bibliopod -- one with books for feet?
Re: book words...
Date: 2001-08-24 02:12 pm (UTC)