pinakes

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proper noun

A lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the third century BCE.

OriginAncient Greek πίνακες →
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Meanings

pinakes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of pinax

Pinakes2

proper nounthe Pinakes pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlysingularA lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the third century BCE.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπίνακες“tables”
  2. EnglishPinakes

By proprialization from Ancient Greek πίνακες (pínakes, “tables”), plural of πίναξ (pínax, “table”); thus, "the Tables". By surface analysis, by proprialization from pinakes.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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