biblio-

Biblio- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “book” and occasionally, “Bible.”

Biblio- comes from the Greek ��������í�Dz�, meaning “book.” You can learn more about its connection to the Bible at our entry for the word.

��������í�Dz� also appears in the word bibliography, from the Greek �����������Dz��������í��, literally “book-writing.” A bibliography—as the many of us who’ve ever made one know well—is a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.

Do you know how to format a bibliography? Here’s some tips on how using MLA style. And here’s how you can cite a definition on Dictionary.com!

Would you describe yourself as a bibliophile? A bibliophile is “a person who loves and collects books.”

If you’ve been reading carefully, you know already that biblio- means “book,” but what about the -phile portion of the word? The combining form -phile, from the Greek philos meaning “dear, loving,” means “lover of, enthusiast for.” So, bibliophile literally translates to “book lover”!

������ are some words that use the combining form biblio-?

• biblioclast
• bibliofilm
• biblioklept
• bibliolatry
• bibliomancy

������ are some other forms that biblio- may be commonly confused with?

• bib.

The combining form -phobia means “fear,” typically an irrational fear. With this in mind, what is bibliophobia?