Bibliotheca

//ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A library. obsolete
  2. 2
    a collection of books wordnet

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librarylibrary

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bibliothēca, borrowed from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”). Equivalent to biblio- + -theca. Doublet of bibliotheque.

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