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bibliotheca definition

bib·lio·theca (bib′lē ə t̸hē′kə)

noun

  1. a book collection; library
  2. a bookseller's catalog

Etymology: L < Gr bibliothēkē, library, bookcase < biblion, a book (see Bible) + thēkē < tithenai, to place, do

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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