librarianship

[lahy-brair-ee-uhn-ship]

li·brar·i·an·ship

[lahy-brair-ee-uhn-ship]
noun
1.
a profession concerned with acquiring and organizing collections of books and related materials in libraries and servicing readers and others with these resources.
2.
the position or duties of a librarian.

Origin:
1870–75; librarian + -ship

sub·li·brar·i·an·ship, noun
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Librarianship has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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librarianship (lɪˈbrɛərɪənʃɪp, laɪ-)
 
n
Also: library science the professional administration of library resources and services

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