bibliothecarial

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

adjective

Relating to libraries.

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Meanings

adjectivebibliothecarial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to libraries.

    We may regret that there is no bibliothecarial equivalent to the Hippocratic oath, and that the efforts of some librarians to design codes of ethics […]

    1978, Jean Anker, Libri, volume 28, page 18

    Synonyms: bibliothecal, bibliothecarian, bibliothecary, bibliothetic, bibliothetical, librarial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to libraries.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Latin bibliothēcārius + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

bibliothecarial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliothecarial

MLA

“bibliothecarial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliothecarial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibliothecarial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliothecarial.

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