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BIBLIOTICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bibliotics" is a kind of...):
bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field (a branch of knowledge)
Derivation:
bibliotic (of or relating to bibliotics)
bibliotist (someone who engages in bibliotics)