Bodleian
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bodleian
After Sir Thomas Bodley; see -an
Example Sentences
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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 • Jan. 26, 2026
The medal, awarded by Oxford University’s 400-year-old Bodleian Libraries, honors contributions to literature, media or science.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Wilson, whom she married in 1971, recalled a friend telling him that “Katherine Duncan-Jones can never be happy if she is further than a mile from the Bodleian Library.”
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022
The newly acquired letters are jointly owned by the Bodleian Library and are on display at the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2022
The Bodleian alethiometer was beautiful and ornate, and what she felt about it was great respect and even awe.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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