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单词 athenaeum
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ath•e•nae•um  (ath′ə nēəm, -nā-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Library Sciencean institution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning.
  2. Library Sciencea library or reading room.
  3. Antiquity(cap.) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
Also, ath′e•neum. 
  • Greek Athé̄naion temple of Athena, where poets read their works
  • Latin
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
athenaeum, US atheneum /ˌæθɪˈniːəm/ n
  1. an institution for the promotion of learning
  2. a building containing a reading room or library, esp one used by such an institution
Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek Athēnaion temple of Athene, frequented by poets and teachers
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