Bodleian

adjective

Bod·​lei·​an

(ˈ)bäd¦lēən

: belonging to the Bodleian Library of Oxford University

Word History

Etymology

Sir Thomas Bodley †1613 English scholar (who restored the Oxford library) + English -ian

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