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Cottonian

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɒˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /kɑˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington (1571–1631), antiquarian and bibliophile whose Cotton library became the basis of the British Library.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the Cotton Library or texts originally of that library.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From Cotton + -ian.