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bibliotheca

bib·liot·heca

UK/ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a collection of books

Origin

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

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