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Word Roots 17-18
17 and 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bibliophobia 17 | dread or hatred of books |
| biblioklept 17 | one who steals books |
| bibliology 17 | history and science of books as physical objects |
| bibliography 17 | list of books |
| bibliophile 17 | lover of books |
| bibliomania 17 | excessive preoccupation with books |
| kleptomania 17 | persistent craving to steal |
| graphomania 17 | obsessive desire to write |
| monomania 17 | obsession with one object or idea |
| anthropoid 18 | resembling man |
| philanthropy 18 | love of mankind |
| anthropology 18 | study of mankind |
| anthropometer 18 | device used to measure the proportions of the human body |
| anthroponomy 18 | natural laws of human development as they relate to the environment |
| anthropopathic 18 | relating human feelings to something not human |
| Prefix:17-18 | |
| mono- | one |
| Root:17-18 | |
| biblio | book |
| graph/grapho | write written |
| klept/klepto | to steal |
| mania | intense craving, loss of reason |
| phil/phile | love, loving |
| phob | fear of |
| anthrop/anthropo* | mankind, man |
| meter | measure |
| nom | name, law, custom, order |
| path | feeling, disease |
| Suffix: | |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -oid | resembling |