bibliologyn.
/bɪblɪˈɒlədʒi/ a. Scientific description of books, book-lore; bibliography.
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society > communication > book > bibliography > [noun]
bibliology1807
bibliography1814
1807 R. Southey Life (1850) III. 108 There is a sort of title-page and colophon knowledge—in one word, bibliology.
1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 34 ‘Prince Arthur’..in which I design to give the whole bibliology of the Round Table.
b. ‘Biblical literature, doctrine, or theology’ (Worcester 1859).
Derivatives
bibliological adj. /ˌbɪblɪəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ [ < bibliology n. + -ical suffix] of or pertaining to bibliology.
/ˌbɪblɪəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ [ < bibliology n. + -ical suffix] of or pertaining to bibliology. bibliˈologist n. [see -ist suffix] a professed student of bibliology.
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society > communication > book > bibliography > [noun] > bibliographer
literator1738
bibliographer1810
bibliograph1815
bibliognost1823
bibliologist1838
1838 R. Southey Doctor V. 362 Careful investigation by the most eminent bibliologists.
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