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A.Word.A.Day--bibliotaph Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio bibliotaph (BIB-lee-uh-taf) also bibliotaphe noun A person who caches or hoards books. [Biblio- book + Greek taphos burial.] "Leon Henry Vincent's essay on Gautier in The Bibliotaph, and Other People, 1898, is worth consulting." Theophile Gautier, Salem Press, Jan 1, 1974. This week's theme: words about book-lovers. X-Bonus Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. -Seneca (B.C. 3-65 A.D.)

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