Bibliopolery

/ˌbɪb.li.ˈɑp.ə.ler.i/ noun

Definition

The business, practice, or trade of dealing in books, especially rare or antiquarian books; bookselling as a profession or enterprise.

Etymology

From 'bibliopole' (book seller) plus '-ery' suffix indicating a practice, business, or place of activity. It describes the ecosystem of rare book trading.

Kelly Says

Bibliopolery has preserved countless 'lost' texts—antiquarian dealers sometimes discover that the only surviving copy of an important medieval manuscript is gathering dust in their own stockroom!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
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ARالعربية
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BNবাংলা
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CACatalà
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CSČeština
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DADansk
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DEDeutsch
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ELΕλληνικά
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ESEspañol
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FAفارسی
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FISuomi
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FRFrançais
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GUGU
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HAHA
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HEעברית
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HIहिन्दी
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HUMagyar
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IDBahasa Indonesia
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
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JA日本語
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KKKK
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KMKM
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KO한국어
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MRMR
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MSBahasa Melayu
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MYမြန်မာ
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NLNederlands
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NONorsk
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PAPA
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
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SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
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TAதமிழ்
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TEతెలుగు
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THไทย
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TLTL
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TRTürkçe
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UKУкраїнська
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URاردو
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VITiếng Việt
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YOYO
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ZH中文
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ZUZU
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