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adjective

• of or relating to or characteristic of literature

adjective satellite

• knowledgeable about literature

• appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

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adjective satellite

• marked by care and effort

• characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

90%8 A bibliophile
noun

• a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

• someone who spends a great deal of time reading

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