Bibliocide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of book burning.

    "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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book burning

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"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."

Etymology

From biblio- + -cide.

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