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bibliothec

bibliothec noun: a library.

Noun

bibliothec (plural bibliothecs)

  1. (obsolete) A library.
  2. A bibliographer’s catalogue.
    • But if they, who are of this Opinion, would but Reflect a little upon the Materials which the Learn’d Men of this Age have afforded by their Bibliothecs, Hiſtorical Dictionaries and Journals, they would quickly perceive their Miſtake. By their Bibliothecs I do not here mean their Libraries, but...1708, George Mackenzie, The Lives and Characters of the moſt Eminent Writers of the Scots Nation, volume I, preface, page ii

Forms of bibliothec

pluralbibliothecs

Origin of bibliothec

An Anglicisation either of bibliotheca (from the Old English biblioþece) or of its etymon, the Latin bibliothēca (“library”, “collection of books”); compare French bibliothèque.

Questions about bibliothec

What does bibliothec mean?
Bibliothec means a library.
What part of speech is bibliothec?
Bibliothec is a noun.
What is the plural of bibliothec?
The plural of bibliothec is bibliothecs.

Words near bibliothec in the dictionary

  1. bibliotaph
  2. bibliotaphic
  3. bibliotaphist
  4. bibliotaphists
  5. bibliotaphs
  6. bibliothec
  7. bibliotheca
  8. bibliothecae
  9. bibliothecal
  10. bibliothecarial
  11. bibliothecarian

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