English Explanatory Dictionary

Cottonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington (1571–1631), antiquarian and bibliophile whose Cotton library became the basis of the British Library.
  2. Of or relating to the Cotton Library or texts originally of that library.

Pronunciation

/kɒˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ /kɑˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word forms

Cottonian

Etymology

From Cotton + -ian.

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