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Dec 16, 2022
This week’s theme
Words related to books

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bibliophagist
prosateur
bibliopole
peritext
bibliophobe

bibliophobe
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bibliophobe

PRONUNCIATION:
(BIB-lee-uh-fohb)

MEANING:
noun: A person with a strong aversion to books.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek biblio- (book) + -phobe (one who fears).

USAGE:
“While the US is governed by a tempestuous bibliophobe who expresses himself with all-caps and exclamation marks, David Johnston is avuncular and studious.”
Jonathan Kay; A True Canadian; Johnston Turned Out to Be the Governor General We Needed; National Post (Canada); Jul 22, 2017.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. -Margaret Mead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)

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