Ancient Greek word root · Speech & Writing
bibli-: book
bibli- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “book”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: book
Root forms: bibli-, biblio-
Source word: βιβλίον — strip of papyrus
Word family and examples
- bibliography
a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work
- bibliotheca
A library.
- bibliophile
a person who collects or loves books
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