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Meaning of EX LIBRIS

Pronunciation:  eks 'lIbris

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
 
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 Synonyms: bookplate
 
 See Also: gummed label, paster, sticker

 

 

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Ex-Libris
This literary mystery takes place in 1660 London, when a man named Isaac Inchbold is hired to find a manuscript that disappeared from a rural castle during one of Cromwell`s raids. As Isaac searches for the manuscript and tries to unravel its mysteries, he also learns a great deal about the family who has engaged him, and about their enigmatic family motto, Littera Scripta Manet.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ex` li"bris\ [L. ex from + libris books.]
An inscription, label, or the like, in a book indicating its
ownership; esp., a bookplate.
 

 

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