anthropodermic

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adjective

Of a book: bound in human skin.

“The Necronomicon is a fictional anthropodermic book.”

OriginEnglish dermic ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos) →
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Meanings

adjectiveanthropodermic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a book: bound in human skin.

    The Necronomicon is a fictional anthropodermic book.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)
  2. Englishanthropo-
  3. Englishdermic
  4. Englishanthropodermic

From anthropo- + dermic.

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Translations

French anthropodermique
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Italian antropodermico
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Portuguese antropodérmico
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Spanish antropodérmico
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Cite this entry
APA

anthropodermic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropodermic

MLA

“anthropodermic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropodermic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthropodermic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropodermic.

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