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Bodleian

[ bod-lee-uhn, bod-lee- ]

noun

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


adjective

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

Bodleian

/ ˈbɒdlɪ-; bɒdˈliːən /

noun

  1. the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodleian1

After Sir Thomas Bodley; -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodleian1

C17: named after Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English scholar who founded it in 1602
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Example Sentences

The Bodleian Club is composed of gentlemen of culture, who are interested in books and book-collecting.

I have omitted to say that once or twice a year, at a meeting of which notice has been given, an auction is held at the Bodleian.

If the Bodleian had done nothing else, if it should do nothing more, it had produced a masterpiece.

There are two copies, one of the tenth and one of the eleventh century, among the Crawford Collection in the Bodleian.

In the same year he was appointed under-keeper of the Bodleian Library, and in 1665 librarian-in-chief.

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