ATHENEUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does atheneum mean? 

• ATHENEUM (noun)
  The noun ATHENEUM has 2 senses:

1. a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

2. a place where reading materials are available

  Familiarity information: ATHENEUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATHENEUM (noun)

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 ("atheneum" 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 ("atheneum" is a kind of...):

depository library; library (a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)