noun
Meaning 1
A library.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
bibliothec
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noun
Meaning 2
A bibliographer’s catalogue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: librarian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: professional, professional person
Narrower terms: cataloger, cataloguer, Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
History
Etymology
An Anglicisation either of bibliotheca (from the Old English biblioþece) or of its etymon, the Latin bibliothēca (“library”, “collection of books”); compare French bibliothèque.