English Explanatory Dictionary

bibliothecary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A librarian.
adj
  1. Of or relating to libraries.

Word forms

bibliothecary bibliothecaries

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

bibliothecal bibliothecarial bibliothecarian bibliothetic bibliothetical librarial

Related words

bibliotheca bibliothecarial bibliothecarian
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