paperphilia

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noun

The appreciation of and preference for paper.

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Meanings

nounpaperphilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe appreciation of and preference for paper.

    Maybe paperphilia really isn't so different from the recessive pinings that motivate some people to own antique cars.

    2010, William Powers, Hamlet's BlackBerry, Harper, →ISBN, page 139

Origin

From paper + -philia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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