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bible.

Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaɪbəl/UK, US
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).

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  2. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”).

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  3. A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.

    broadly
    handyman’s bible
    K&R is considered the bible of C programming
  4. Ellipsis of pitch bible.

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  5. A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.

    Could you please add these to the case bible?
  6. Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.

  7. A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.

  8. Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

  9. The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.

Where this word comes from

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). Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".

name/ˈbaɪbəl/UK, US
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).

    alt-of
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”).

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

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). Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".

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