English Explanatory Dictionary

bibliopoly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bookselling.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɪbliˈɒpəli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bibliopoly.wav /ˌbɪbliˈɑpəli/

Word forms

bibliopoly

Etymology

From bibliopole (“bookseller”) + -poly (suffix denoting sellers in a market). Bibliopole is derived from Latin bibliopōla (“bookseller”), from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοπώλης (bĭblĭopṓlēs, “bookseller”), from βῐβλῐ́ον (bĭblĭ́on), βυβλίον (bublíon, “book; letter; tablet; strip of papyrus; writing”) (from βῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos, “papyrus plant; writings on papyrus; book”), from Βῠ́βλος (Bŭ́blos, “city of Byblos”), a source of papyrus) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, suffix denoting a retailer, shop owner, etc.) (from πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell”)). The English word is also analysable as biblio- (prefix meaning ‘book’) + -poly.

Synonyms

bibliopolism bibliopolery

Related words

bibliopolar bibliopole bibliopolery bibliopolic bibliopolical bibliopolically bibliopolism bibliopolist bibliopolistic
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