bibliopoly

== English == === Etymology === From bibliopole (“bookseller”) +‎ -poly (suffix denoting sellers in a market). Bibliopole is derived from Latin bibliopōla (“bookseller”), from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοπώλης (bĭblĭopṓlēs, “bookseller”), from βῐβλῐ́ον (bĭblĭ́on), βυβλίον (bublíon, “book; letter; tablet; strip of papyrus; writing”) (from βῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos, “papyrus plant; writings on papyrus; book”), from Βῠ́βλος (Bŭ́blos, “city of Byblos”), a source of papyrus) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, suffix denoting a retailer, shop owner, etc.) (from πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell”)). The English word is also analysable as biblio- (prefix meaning ‘book’) +‎ -poly. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɪbliˈɒpəli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɪbliˈɑpəli/ Hyphenation: bib‧li‧o‧po‧ly === Noun === bibliopoly (uncountable) (literary) Bookselling. Synonyms: (rare) bibliopolism, (archaic) bibliopolery ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === bookselling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia