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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodleian¹

After Sir Thomas Bodley; -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodleian¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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

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

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