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Word roots p.17-18
| 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 |
| bibliophobia | dread of hatred of books |
| biblioklept | one who steals books |
| bibliology | History and science of books as physical object |
| bibliography | list of books |
| bibliophile | lover of books |
| bibliomania | excessive preoccupation with books |
| kleptmania | persistent craving to steal |
| graphomania | obsessive desire to write |
| monomania | obsession with one object or idea |
| anthrop/ anthropo | mankind, man |
| meter | measure |
| nom | name, law, custom, order |
| path | feeling, disease |
| ic | like, related to |
| logy | study of,science |
| oid | resembling |
| y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| 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 | related human feelings to something not human |