bibliothecarial
English
Etymology
From Latin bibliothēcārius + -al.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɪb.li.ə(ʊ).θəˈkɛəɹi.əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɪb.li.oʊ.θəˈkɛɹi.əl/, /ˌbɪb.li.ə.θəˈ-/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl
Adjective
bibliothecarial (not comparable)
- Relating to libraries.
- Synonyms: bibliothecal, bibliothecarian, bibliothecary, bibliothetic, bibliothetical, librarial
- 1978, Jean Anker, Libri, volume 28, page 18:
- We may regret that there is no bibliothecarial equivalent to the Hippocratic oath, and that the efforts of some librarians to design codes of ethics […]
Related terms
References
- ^ “bibliothecarial, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.