Bookhood

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Knowledge of books; scholarship. uncountable

    "In case of a book, however, mutilation can go much farther without destroying bookhood."

  2. 2
    The state or dignity of a book. uncountable

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"In case of a book, however, mutilation can go much farther without destroying bookhood."

Etymology

From book + -hood.

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