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Etymology
L. biblia “a collection of books†(since there are many books in the Bible) < AGr. polytonic|βιβλία, (biblia) “booksâ€, plural of polytonic|βιβλίον (biblion) “bookâ€, originally a diminutive of polytonic|βίβλος (biblos) < polytonic|βÏβλος (bublos) “papyrus†(from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material)
Pronunciation
IPA|/'baɪbəl/
:rhymes|aɪbəl
Noun
en-noun
- A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
- nautical A holystone.
Translations
trans-top|comprehensive manual
Finnish: raamattu
German: Bibel f
Interlingua: biblia
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Japanese: 虎ã®å·» (tora no maki)
Portuguese: BÃblia f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Библија f, Свето ПиÑмо n
:Roman: Biblija f, Sveto Pismo n
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