bibliocide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From biblio- +‎ -cide.

Noun[edit]

bibliocide (plural bibliocides)

  1. Synonym of book burning.
    • 2014, Alon Confino, A World Without Jews, page 207:
      In September 1939, special arson squads followed the German army in Poland with the task of burning Jewish synagogues, books, and libraries. What followed was a systematic bibliocide.
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