bible
Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪbəl/
The English word “bible” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.
- A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
- Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
- A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
- Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
- The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
Etymology
From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).…
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