bibbia

See also: Bibbia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “books”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbib.bja/
  • Rhymes: -ibbja
  • Hyphenation: bìb‧bia

Noun

bibbia f (plural bibbie)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bibbia
  2. bible (exemplar of the Bible)
  3. (figurative) a literary work or author of fundamental importance
  4. (figurative) dogma (authoritative principle)
  5. (uncommon, figurative) a verbose text or speech

Further reading
  • bibbia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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