"bibliothecarian" meaning in English

See bibliothecarian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌbɪb.li.ə(ʊ).θəˈkɛəɹi.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌbɪb.li.oʊ.θəˈkɛɹi.ən/ [General-American], /ˌbɪb.li.ə.θəˈ-/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən Etymology: From Latin bibliothēcārius + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|la:bibliothēcārius|an}} Latin bibliothēcārius + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bibliothecarian (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to libraries. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: bibliothecal, bibliothecarial, bibliothecary, bibliothetic, bibliothetical, librarial Related terms: bibliotheca, bibliothecarial, bibliothecary
    Sense id: en-bibliothecarian-en-adj-Azje8rDX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun

IPA: /ˌbɪb.li.ə(ʊ).θəˈkɛəɹi.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌbɪb.li.oʊ.θəˈkɛɹi.ən/ [General-American], /ˌbɪb.li.ə.θəˈ-/ [General-American] Forms: bibliothecarians [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən Etymology: From Latin bibliothēcārius + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|la:bibliothēcārius|an}} Latin bibliothēcārius + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} bibliothecarian (plural bibliothecarians)
  1. (now rare) A librarian. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bibliothecarian-en-noun-gumR4Awt

Inflected forms

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