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Word Roots 17-18
17 and 18
Term | Definition |
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bibliophobia 17 | dread or hatred of books |
biblioklept 17 | one who steals books |
bibliology 17 | history and science of books as physical objects |
bibliography 17 | list of books |
bibliophile 17 | lover of books |
bibliomania 17 | excessive preoccupation with books |
kleptomania 17 | persistent craving to steal |
graphomania 17 | obsessive desire to write |
monomania 17 | obsession with one object or idea |
anthropoid 18 | resembling man |
philanthropy 18 | love of mankind |
anthropology 18 | study of mankind |
anthropometer 18 | device used to measure the proportions of the human body |
anthroponomy 18 | natural laws of human development as they relate to the environment |
anthropopathic 18 | relating human feelings to something not human |
Prefix:17-18 | |
mono- | one |
Root:17-18 | |
biblio | book |
graph/grapho | write written |
klept/klepto | to steal |
mania | intense craving, loss of reason |
phil/phile | love, loving |
phob | fear of |
anthrop/anthropo* | mankind, man |
meter | measure |
nom | name, law, custom, order |
path | feeling, disease |
Suffix: | |
-ia | condition |
-logy | study of, science |
-y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
-ic | like, related to |
-oid | resembling |