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Italian word

biblioteca

library

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bibliotheca

bibliotheca is archaic/rare English for library

⚠️ The trap

English learners sometimes confuse 'biblioteca' with 'bookshop'. The Italian for bookshop is 'libreria' (another false friend). 'Biblioteca' always means a lending library.

To say "bibliotheca is archaic/rare English for library" in Italian:

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"biblioteca" in English means:

library

Example

"Studio in biblioteca ogni pomeriggio."

"I study in the library every afternoon."

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