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a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
- a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of bookworm was in 1580
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