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libricide

libricide noun: the destruction of books.

Noun

libricide (countable and uncountable, plural libricides)

  1. (rare) The destruction of books.
    Synonyms:
    biblioclasm

Synonyms of libricide

Forms of libricide

plurallibricides

Origin of libricide

From Latin liber, librī + -cide.

Questions about libricide

What does libricide mean?
Libricide means the destruction of books.
What part of speech is libricide?
Libricide is a noun.
What is the plural of libricide?
The plural of libricide is libricides.

Words near libricide in the dictionary

  1. librettology
  2. librettos
  3. Libreville
  4. libreware
  5. libri
  6. libricide
  7. libricides
  8. Librid
  9. Librids
  10. libries
  11. libriform

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