bibliotaph

bib·li·o·taph

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bib-lee-uh-taf, -tahf]
- /ˈbɪb li əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bib-lee-uh-taf, -tahf]
- /ˈbɪb li əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf/

Definitions of bibliotaph word

noun bibliotaph a person who caches or hoards books. 1
noun bibliotaph (rare) One who "buries" books by hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use. 0

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Origin of bibliotaph

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; biblio- + Greek táphos burial; see epitaph

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Parts of speech for Bibliotaph

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bibliotaph

bibliotaph popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bibliotaph usage trend in Literature

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