Bibliotheca

/ˌbɪbli.oʊˈθɛ.kə/ noun

A library or a systematic collection of books, often used as part of formal library names.

From Greek biblio- (book) + -theke (storage case/repository). The term was Latinized and became the formal term for libraries, especially in European institutions.

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