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paperphilia

paperphilia noun: the appreciation of and preference for paper.

Noun

paperphilia (uncountable)

  1. The appreciation of and preference for paper.
    • Maybe paperphilia really isn't so different from the recessive pinings that motivate some people to own antique cars.2010, William Powers, Hamlet's BlackBerry, Harper, →ISBN, page 139

Origin of paperphilia

From paper + -philia.

Words formed from paperphilia

Questions about paperphilia

What does paperphilia mean?
Paperphilia means the appreciation of and preference for paper.
What part of speech is paperphilia?
Paperphilia is a noun.

Words near paperphilia in the dictionary

  1. paperpeople
  2. paperperson
  3. paperpersons
  4. paperphile
  5. paperphiles
  6. paperphilia
  7. papers
  8. papers over
  9. papers the house
  10. papersful
  11. papershell

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