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Noun Mania Bibliomania Late Latin   Extreme Preoccupation Adjective

Title Bibliomania
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
bib·lio·ma·nia
 \\ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  French bibliomanie, from bibli- + manie mania, from Late Latin mania
 DATE  1734
: extreme preoccupation with collecting books
• bib·lio·ma·ni·ac  \\-nē-ˌak\\ noun or adjective
• bib·lio·ma·ni·a·cal  \\-lē-ō-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl\\ adjective
English Etymology
bibliomania
  1734, after Fr. bibliomanie, from biblio- + mania.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
bib·lio·mania
\ˌbiblēə, ˌbiblēō+\ noun
Etymology: modification (influenced by English mania) of French bibliomanie, from biblio- + manie mania, from Late Latin mania
: extreme preoccupation with books, especially with their acquisition and possession

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