bibliothec

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bibliothec

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An Anglicisation either of bibliotheca (from the Old English biblioþece) or of its etymon, the Latin bibliothēca (“library”, “collection of books”); compare French bibliothèque.

noun bibliothecs

  1. obsolete A library.
  2. A bibliographer’s catalogue. But if they, who are of this Opinion, would but Reflect a little upon the Materials which the Learn’d Men of this Age have afforded by their Bibliothecs, Hiſtorical Dictionaries and Journals, they would quickly perceive their Miſtake. By their Bibliothecs I do not here mean their Libraries, but thei

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@misc{bibliothec_2026,
  title = {bibliothec},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibliothec},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}