Etymology

bibliology

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Today it means: The study of the history of books and the art of printing. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βιβλίον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβιβλίον“small book”
  2. English todaybibliology

From Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + -λογία (-logía, “branch of study”); see biblio- + -logy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβιβλίον all →

bibliophilebiblio-bibliopegybibliopole

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