bibliogony
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English
Etymology
Noun
bibliogony (uncountable)
- (rare) The production of books.
- 1957 February, “Book Reviews”, in Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 263, number 2, Philadelphia, P.A.: The Franklin Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 172:
- This ACS Monograph continues the high standards of scholarship and bibliogony set by the Board of Editors.
- 1990, “HUGO, E. Harold”, in John A Garraty, Mark C. Carnes, editors, American National Biography, volume 11, New York, N.Y., Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438, column 1:
- He insisted that images be faithful to the originals, that the paper upon which they were printed be of archival quality and appropriate for the job, and that the other elements of the books they produced be of consistent quality. In these ways, Hugo raised the standards of bibliogony in the United States.
Usage notes
- The term is extremely rare and mainly found in "rare words" lists.
See also
References
- “bibliogony”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “bibliogony, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - “bibliogony”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “bibliogony”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
