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bibliothecary¹

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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.

noun bibliothecaries

  1. archaic A librarian. Hence we went to the house of Hippolito Vitellesco (afterwards Bibliothecary of yᵉ Vatican Library)[…]

bibliothecary²

Where it comes from

From Latin bibliothēca (“library”) + -ary (“of or relating to”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to libraries. My performance of posthumous justice to QZX., my late deceased and much deplored friend, has been somewhat interrupted by a short absence from the peaceful privacy I enjoy at Leighton Buzzard. Your ready compliance, however, with my desire, that these biographical jewels should not lie locked up in

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

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"bibliothecary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bibliothecary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bibliothecary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bibliothecary

Chicago

"bibliothecary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bibliothecary.

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@misc{bibliothecary_2026,
  title = {bibliothecary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibliothecary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}