(noun) 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.
'βιβλίον' (biblion), meaning 'book;' 'ὀσμή' (osme), meaning 'smell;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
Diana 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 archaiobibliosmiophilia and fueled her anticipation of hours of reading pleasure.
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Get the archaiobibliosmiophilia mug.(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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Adjective form can also be written as "Diarchaic".
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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Get the Archaeoxylophilia mug.A person who used the Linux distribution "Arch Linux." The typical stereotype of an Arch User is that they see themselves as being supreme to everyone who doesn't use Arch Linux, aswell as constantly boasting about using Arch.
Person 1: "I'll send you my Microsoft Word document."
Person 2: "I don't have Microsoft Word since I'm an Arch User."
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Da middle-school-play production of da early-50's-era classic "Charlotte's Web" showed one of da main characters using a cell phone --- what an arachronism!
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