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bookworm |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bookworm \Book"worm`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known 2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bookworm n 1: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit [syn: {pedant}, {scholastic}] 2: someone who spends a great deal of time reading
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