It's Greek To Me!

Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes used in English
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Basic term

Meaning

Greek
Latin
Prefix
Suffix

biblio

book

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Examples

Definition

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Bible

from the Greek word. The sacred books of the Christian and Jewish peoples, consisting of a collection of texts written over thousands of years.

bible

from the Greek word. A term used to indicate the authoritative text in a field. Nick Miller's home page of EFL material should be your bible.

bibliography

book + write = It is a list of books on a given subject or by a given author.

bibliographer

book + write = Similar to the above, it refers to the person who compiles such a list.

bibliophile

book + love = It refers to a person who truly loves books.