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  • The act of smelling a book, especially an old book.

    "... bibliosmia, meaning the act of smelling books, especially as a way of getting a ‘fix’ from the aroma of old tomes. Let’s get this coinage out there — I reckon there are more bibliosmiacs out there than many people would realise. It’s time we stood up, book in hand, to be counted."

    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/oliver-tearle/10-words-every-book-lover-should-know_b_5297284.html

    January 23, 2018

  • some people out there on the internet are claiming this word refers to the smell of old books, instead of the act of smelling them. I disagree mostly because the -osmia particle is more used in word construction for pathologies like anosmia and hyperosmia and prefer the interpretation posted here by Logophile77

    March 8, 2021

  • the aroma of old or good books

    May 21, 2024