bibliothecarian
/ˌbɪb.li.oʊ.θəˈkɛɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But to return to my dear Friend’s Miſtreſs, the Library of the Church of Worceſter. A little before I left the place, we had procured a fine Collection of the Bibliothecarian Writers of ſeveral Countries, with which he was much pleaſed, and I ſuppoſe never left off till he compleated them; […]"
- "Far from encouraging mere bibliomania, Naudé proposed to direct a wealthy collector into paths of bibliothecarian righteousness, demonstrating as clearly as he could within the bounds of politesse the public and national values that might be possessed by a fine library liberally administered and available to all who could profit by its use."
- "Little wonder, then, that there has been a glut of books published about libraries lately, many of them displaying a tendency that may be described as nostalgic-fetishistic. These books express a sentimental and sensuous attitude to things bibliothecarian, and often embody this sensitivity to the past and the touch in their own production values."
Etymology
From Latin bibliothēcārius + -an.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: la:bibliothēcārius
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbɪb.li.oʊ.θəˈkɛɹi.ən/
- British English: /ˌbɪb.li.ə(ʊ).θəˈkɛəɹi.ən/