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Athenaeum

or Atheneum

noun

  1. the temple of Athena at Athens, where writers and scholars met
  2. the Roman academy of law, literature, etc. founded by Hadrian
  3. a literary or scientific club
  4. any building or hall used as a library or reading room

See Athenaeum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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