bibliomania

[ bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

noun

excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.

Origin of bibliomania

1725–35; biblio- + -mania; replacing earlier bibliomanie < French

OTHER WORDS FROM bibliomania

bib·li·o·ma·ni·ac [bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun bib·li·o·ma·ni·a·cal [bib-lee-oh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌbɪb li oʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for bibliomania

bibliomania
/ (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

extreme fondness for books

Derived forms of bibliomania

bibliomaniac, noun, adjective