word
vellichor
VEL-ih-kor
ˈvɛlɪkɔːrListen
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Syllable breakdown
vellichor
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Dictionary meaning
The strange wistfulness of used bookshops (coined by John Koenig).
Examples
- He was overcome by vellichor in the dusty back room of the antiquarian bookshop.
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