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EX LIBRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ex libris mean?
• EX LIBRIS (noun)
The noun EX LIBRIS has 1 sense:
1. a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
Familiarity information: EX LIBRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bookplate; ex libris
Hypernyms ("ex libris" is a kind of...):
gummed label; paster; sticker (an adhesive label)
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