ex-libris
French, noun/ɛk.sli.bʁis/
ex-libris is spelled E-X-L-I-B-R-I-S (8 letters). Ex-libris is a French masculine noun meaning “ex libris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque apposée sur l'intérieur de la couverture ou sur la page de garde des livres pour en indiquer le…”.
What does ex-libris mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineex libris
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Marque apposée sur l'intérieur de la couverture ou sur la page de garde des livres pour en indiquer le propriétaire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ex-libris
- ex libris
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ex-libris?
- /ɛk.sli.bʁis/
- \ɛk.sli.bʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ex-libris
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.