n. 1. A collection of books; a library. 2. A catalog of books. [Latin bibliothēca, from Greek bibliothēkē : biblio-, biblio- + thēkē, case; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] bib′li·o·thecal adj. |
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