Plural of bibliotheca; multiple libraries or book collections.
From bibliotheca + Latin plural ending -ae. This preserves the Latin declension system used in formal scholarly contexts.
The persistence of Latin plurals like 'bibliothecae' in English shows how deeply the scholarly world clung to classical languages—a sign of how much prestige came from mimicking ancient Rome.
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