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The act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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the position of librarian
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
Etymology tree English librarian Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English librarianship From librarian + -ship.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
kitabxanaçılıq
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Crimean Tatar:
kitaphanecilik
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Czech:
knihovnictví
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Hebrew:
ספרנות
(safranut)
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Indonesian:
kepustakawanan
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Irish:
leabharlannaíocht
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Polish:
bibliotekarstwo
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Turkish:
kütüphanecilik
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Uzbek:
kutubxonachilik
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
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Welsh:
llyfrgellyddiaeth
— the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian