bookstaff
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English bocstaff (“letter, written character”), from Old English bōcstæf (“letter, written symbol”), equivalent to book + staff. Compare modern Norwegian, Swedish bokstav / Danish bogstav, modern German Buchstabe (“letter”).
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bookstaff (plural bookstaves or bookstaffs)
- (alphabetic, rare) letter, letter of the alphabet, a written character.
- 1932, Seumas O'Sullivan, The Dublin magazine:
- This is Aleph, says Isaac ; the first bookstaff in the grammatic.
- 1932, Seumas O'Sullivan, The Dublin magazine:
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book + staff (“group of people”)
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bookstaff (plural bookstaffs)
- A group of individuals involved in the creation or formation of books.
