Bodleian
[bod-lee-uh n, bod-lee-]
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noun
the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to this library.
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Origin of Bodleian
after Sir Thomas Bodley; see -an
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Bodleian
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Word Origin for Bodleian
C17: named after Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English scholar who founded it in 1602
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Bodleian
from Sir Thomas Bodley (1545-1613), who in 1597 refounded the library at Oxford University.
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