Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

librarianship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
li-brar-i-an-ship
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of operating of a library; service as a librarian

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree English librarian Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English librarianship From librarian + -ship.

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What does librarianship mean?
The act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Where does librarianship come from?
Etymology tree English librarian Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English librarianship From librarian + -ship.

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