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ATHENAEUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does athenaeum mean?
• ATHENAEUM (noun)
The noun ATHENAEUM has 2 senses:
1. a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
2. a place where reading materials are available
Familiarity information: ATHENAEUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
athenaeum; atheneum
Hypernyms ("athenaeum" is a kind of...):
club; gild; guild; lodge; order; social club; society (a formal association of people with similar interests)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A place where reading materials are available
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
athenaeum; atheneum
Hypernyms ("athenaeum" is a kind of...):
depository library; library (a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)
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