n. A dealer in rare books. [Latin bibliopōla, bookseller, from Greek bibliopōlēs : biblio-, biblio- + pōlein, to sell; see pel-4 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] bib′li·o·polic (-pŏlĭk), bib′li·o·poli·cal adj. |
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