Meanings
nounbibliomania (usually uncountable, plural bibliomanias)
plural bibliomanias
- uncountableusuallyA passion for owning valuable books.
To collect books indiscriminately tends to develop the dread bibliomania.
1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 58
Origin
Translations
Catalan bibliomania
- bibliomaniapassion for owning valuable books
Chinese Mandarin 藏書癖 /藏书癖, 集書狂 /集书狂
- 藏書癖 /藏书癖 (cángshūpǐ)passion for owning valuable books
- 集書狂 /集书狂 (jíshūkuáng)passion for owning valuable books
French bibliomanie
- bibliomaniepassion for owning valuable books
German Bibliomanie
- Bibliomaniepassion for owning valuable books
Greek βιβλιομανία
- βιβλιομανία (vivliomanía)passion for owning valuable books
Polish bibliomania
- bibliomaniapassion for owning valuable books
Portuguese bibliomania
- bibliomaniapassion for owning valuable books
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bibliomania
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APA
bibliomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliomania
MLA
“bibliomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibliomania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliomania.
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