bibliothecarian

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bibliothecarian

  • /ˌbɪb.li.ə(ʊ).θəˈkɛəɹi.ən/ UK
  • /ˌbɪb.li.oʊ.θəˈkɛɹi.ən/ US
  • /ˌbɪb.li.ə.θəˈ-/ US

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From Latin bibliothēcārius + -an.

noun bibliothecarians

  1. archaic A librarian.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to libraries. But to return to my dear Friend’s Miſtreſs, the Library of the Church of Worceſter. A little before I left the place, we had procured a fine Collection of the Bibliothecarian Writers of ſeveral Countries, with which he was much pleaſed, and I ſuppoſe never left off till he compleated them; […]

    Similar: bibliothecal, bibliothecarial, bibliothecary, bibliothetic, bibliothetical, librarial

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@misc{bibliothecarian_2026,
  title = {bibliothecarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibliothecarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}