Bodleian
the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.
of, relating to, or belonging to this library.
Origin of Bodleian
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How to use Bodleian in a sentence
The Bodleian Club is composed of gentlemen of culture, who are interested in books and book-collecting.
I have omitted to say that once or twice a year, at a meeting of which notice has been given, an auction is held at the Bodleian.
If the Bodleian had done nothing else, if it should do nothing more, it had produced a masterpiece.
There are two copies, one of the tenth and one of the eleventh century, among the Crawford Collection in the Bodleian.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersIn the same year he was appointed under-keeper of the Bodleian Library, and in 1665 librarian-in-chief.
British Dictionary definitions for Bodleian
/ (bɒdˈliːən, ˈbɒdlɪ-) /
the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
Origin of Bodleian
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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