bibliotheca

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/ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə/

noun

A library.

OriginLatin bibliothēca ← Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη →
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Meanings

nounbibliotheca (plural bibliothecas or bibliothecae)

plural bibliothecas · plural bibliothecae

  1. obsoleteA library.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
library

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκη“library”
  2. Latinbibliothēca
  3. Englishbibliotheca

Learned borrowing from Latin bibliothēca, borrowed from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”). Equivalent to biblio- + -theca. Doublet of bibliotheque.

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APA

bibliotheca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliotheca

MLA

“bibliotheca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliotheca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibliotheca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliotheca.

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