Bodleian

American  

[bod-lee-uhn, bod-lee-] / bɒdˈli ən, ˈbɒd li- /

noun

1. the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to this library.

Bodleian British  

/ ˈbɒdlɪ-, bɒdˈliːən /

noun

1. the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library

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Etymology

Origin of Bodleian

After Sir Thomas Bodley; -an

Example Sentences

It represents just a fraction of the Le Carré archive held at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, of which the Weston is a part, a collection comprising 1,237 boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr Veronese found the sonnet featured in a miscellany - a type of manuscript which contains a selection of texts from different authors on various subjects - stored at the Bodleian Library.

From BBC

The University of Oxford's Bodleian Library holds several of the scrolls.

From BBC

The Bodleian's scroll is likely to be on the same subject - but the Vesuvius team is calling for more human and computing ingenuity to see if this is the case.

From BBC

The Trustees of the Wilson Archive had found anonymous donors, who would fund the Bodleian Library in Oxford buying the papers.

From BBC