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Word Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono- | one |
| Biblio | book |
| Graph/ Grapho | write, written |
| Klept/ Klepto | to steal |
| Mania | intense craving, loss of reason |
| Phile | love, loving |
| Phob | fear of |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| Anthrop/ Anthropo* | mankind, man |
| Meter | measure |
| Nom | name, law, custom, order |
| Path | feeling, disease |
| Phil | love, loving |
| Bibliophobia | dread or hatred of books |
| Biblioklept | one who steals books |
| Bibliology | history and science of books as physical objects |
| Bibliography | list of books |
| Bibliophile | lover of books |
| Bibliomania | excessive preoccupation with books |
| Kleptomania | persistent craving to steal |
| Graphomania | obsessive desire to write |
| monomania | obsession with one object or idea |
| Anthropoid | resembling man |
| Philanthropy | love of mankind |
| Anthropology | study of mankind |
| Anthropometer | device used to measure the proportions of the human body |
| Anthroponomy | natural laws of human development as they relate to the environment |
| Anthropopathic | relating human feelings to something not human |