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biblioclast

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[bib-lee-uh-klast] / ˈbɪb li əˌklæst /

noun

  1. a person who mutilates or destroys books.

Other Word Forms

  • biblioclasm noun

Etymology

Origin of biblioclast

First recorded in 1875–80; biblio- + (icono)clast

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