bib|li|o|the|ca

bib|li|o|the|ca
bib|li|o|the|ca «BIHB lee uh THEE kuh», noun.
1. a library; collection of books.
2. a bibliographer's catalogue.
3. Obsolete. the Bible.
[< Latin bibliothēca < Greek bibliothē bookcase; library < biblíon book + thē receptacle]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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