ex libris

noun

A bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted.

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bookplate
OriginLatin ex librīs →
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Meanings

nounex libris (plural ex libris)
  1. A bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted

Similar
bookplate
Broader
gummed labelstickerpaster
Also see
bookplate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinex librīs“from the books [of]”
  2. Englishex libris

From Latin ex librīs (“from the books [of]”).

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Translations

Catalan ex-libris
  • ex-librisbookplate
Chinese Mandarin 藏書票 /藏书票
  • 藏書票 /藏书票 (cángshūpiào)bookplate
Dutch ex libris
  • ex librisbookplate
Esperanto ekslibriso
  • ekslibrisobookplate
Finnish exlibris
  • exlibrisbookplate
French ex-libris
  • ex-librisbookplate
German Exlibris
  • Exlibrisbookplate
Italian ex libris
  • ex librisbookplate
Japanese 蔵書票
  • 蔵書票 (zōsho-hyō)bookplate
Polish ekslibris, księgoznak
  • ekslibrisbookplate
  • księgoznakbookplate
Portuguese ex-libris
  • ex-librisbookplate
Romanian ex-libris
  • ex-librisbookplate
Russian эксли́брис
  • эксли́брис (ekslíbris)bookplate
Slovak exlibris
  • exlibrisbookplate
Spanish exlibris
  • exlibrisbookplate
Swedish exlibris
  • exlibrisbookplate
Turkish ekslibris
  • ekslibrisbookplate
Ukrainian екслі́брис
  • екслі́брис (ekslíbrys)bookplate
Cite this entry
APA

ex libris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20libris

MLA

“ex libris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20libris. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ex libris,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20libris.

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