English Explanatory Dictionary

book world

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The world of literature or publishing.
  2. Life or the world as described in literature; a fictional world.

Word forms

book world the book world

Etymology

From book + world. First use appears c. 1784 in the publications of Alexander Hamilton.

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