(noun) An individual who has a fondness for the smell of old books. From the Greek roots 'ἀρχαῖος' (archaios), meaning 'ancient' or 'old;' 'βιβλίον' (biblion), meaning 'book;' 'ὀσμή' (osme), meaning 'smell;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
Diana was an enthusiastic archaiobibliosmiophile who loved nothing more than those first evocative moments in the morning when walking into the Bodleian Library, where the waft of ancient manuscripts ignited her anticipation of hours of reading pleasure.
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A diagnosis that existed historically but that no longer does. For example, Asperger's Syndrome in the US. It can also be when multiple diagnoses were historically paired together like Autism and Asperger's Syndrome in the US.
Origin: A portmanteau of "Archaic" and "Diagnosis".
A diagnosis that existed historically but that no longer does. For example, Asperger's Syndrome in the US. It can also be when multiple diagnoses were historically paired together like Autism and Asperger's Syndrome in the US.
Origin: A portmanteau of "Archaic" and "Diagnosis".
It used to be diagnosed this way but after our understanding of science got better, it became a archaiagnosis.
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