Ex libris

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted.
  2. 2
    a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bookplate

Etymology

From Latin ex librīs (“from the books [of]”).

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