bibliotheca

noun

Definition of bibliothecanext
as in library

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  1. library
  2. archive
Noun
  • As a high-schooler, Brown had gone to the county library in search of more information.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • Galaxy Play serves more than two million paying users and holds Vietnam’s largest premium library of local films and series, alongside local box office hits and major Hollywood studio releases.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of library
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  • During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Boltanski’s haunting installation consists of rusting archive boxes stacked to form dark, narrow passageways.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Definition of archive
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“Bibliotheca.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibliotheca. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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