bibliotheca

[ bib-lee-uh-thee-kuh ]
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noun,plural bib·li·o·the·cas, bib·li·o·the·cae [bib-lee-uh-thee-kee]. /ˌbɪb li əˈθi ki/.
  1. a collection of books; a library.

  2. a list of books, especially a bookseller's catalog.

  1. Obsolete. the Bible.

Origin of bibliotheca

1
1820–25; <Latin: library, collection of books (Medieval Latin: Bible; compare Old English bibliothēce Bible) <Greek bibliothḗkē.See biblio-, theca

Other words from bibliotheca

  • bib·li·o·the·cal, adjective

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bibliotheca

/ (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈθiːkə) /


nounplural -cas or -cae (-kiː)
  1. a library or collection of books

  2. a printed catalogue compiled by a bibliographer

Origin of bibliotheca

1
Latin: library, from Greek bibliothēkē, from biblio- + thēkē receptacle

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