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Librarian

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Librárian. n.s. [librarius, Latin.]

  1. One who has the care of a library.

  2. One who transcribes or copies books.

    Charybdis thrice swallows, and thrice refunds, the waves: this must be understood of regular tides. There are indeed but two tides in a day, but this is the error of the librarians. Broome's Notes on the Odyssey.

Sources: Broome, William (16)

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