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bibliotheque
- /ˈbɪbliəˌθiːk/
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From Middle French bibliotheque, from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē). Doublet of bibliotheca.
noun bibliotheques · bibliotheke
- A collection of books or treatises. Forſooth they haue chriſtned the book now by a new name. It muſt no lõger be called a Bibliotheque of holy Fathers; for, they haue diſſainted ſome 100. or two of thoſe auncient writers, and diſcarded many of the reſt, in euerie Tome ſome: It muſt now be called Bibliotheca Patrum, & veterum Authorum
- A library. This invention of erecting libraries, eſpecially here at Rome, came from Aſinius Pollio, who by dedicating his Bibliotheque, containing all the books that ever were written, was the firſt that made the wits and workes of learned men, a publicke matter and a benefit to a Commonweale.
Talk about this word "bibliotheque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bibliotheque. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bibliotheque. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bibliotheque "bibliotheque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bibliotheque.Cite this
@misc{bibliotheque_2026,
title = {bibliotheque},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibliotheque},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
