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adj
Of or relating to libraries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: bibliothecal, bibliothecarial, bibliothecarian, bibliothetic, bibliothetical, librarial
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A librarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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History
From Latin bibliothēca (“library”) + -ary (“of or relating to”).
Learned borrowing from Latin bibliothēcārius (“librarian”), from bibliothēca (“library”) + -ārius, from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοθήκη (bĭblĭothḗkē, “library”), from βῐβλῐ́ον (bĭblĭ́on) + θήκη (thḗkē). Compare French bibliothécaire and Italian and Spanish bibliotecario. By surface analysis, bibliotheca + -ary or bibliothec + -ary.
