bibliomania

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• Bibliomania — is an obsessive compulsive disorder involving the collecting or hoarding of books to the point where social relations or health are damaged. One of several psychological disorders associated with books, bibliomania is characterized by the… …   Wikipedia

• bibliomania — noun библиомания …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Bibliomania — Bib li*o*ma ni*a, n. [Gr. ? book + ? madness: cf. F. bibliomanie.] A mania for acquiring books. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bibliomania — 1> библиомания …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• bibliomania — ˌbɪblɪəuˈmeɪnjə библиомания bibliomania библиомания …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• bibliomania — noun Etymology: French bibliomanie, from bibli + manie mania, from Late Latin mania Date: 1734 extreme preoccupation with collecting books • bibliomaniac noun or adjective • bibliomaniacal adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bibliomania — f библиомания …   Большой итальяно-русский и русско-итальянский словарь

• bibliomania — bibliomanìa f библиомания …   Большой итальяно-русский и русско-итальянский словарь

• bibliomania — bibliomanìa f библиомания …   Большой итальяно-русский и русско-итальянский словарь

• bibliomania — bibliomaniac /bib lee oh may nee ak /, n. bibliomaniacal /bib lee oh meuh nuy euh keuhl/, adj. /bib lee oh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books. [1725 35; BIBLIO + MANIA; r. earlier bibliomanie < F] *… …   Universalium

• bibliomania — noun The obsession of owning valuable books …   Wiktionary