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bibliyoteka

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish biblioteca, from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bibliyoteka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜌᜓᜆᜒᜃ) (formal)

  1. library
    Synonyms: silid-aklatan, aklatan, libreriya
    • 1993, Constante C. Casabar, Silang nagigising sa madaling-araw: nobela:
      Hindi sumagot si Salvador at sa pagkatigil ng guro sa pagpapaliwanag, narinig nila ang tinitimping mga pagaanasan[sic] at napaghahalatang ingay sa kabila ng pintuan at ng apat na bintana ng bibliyoteka.
      Salvador didn't answer and just when the teacher stopped explaining, they heard a temperate whisper and an obvious noise just opposite of the door and four windows in the library.
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Further reading

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  • bibliyoteka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018