Definitions
a place where reading materials are available
Word origin
From Latin Athenaeum, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓θήναιον (Ăthḗnaion), from Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athene”).
Used in a sentence
“A panel of architects who might loosely be described as the local athenaeum of their profession are awaiting, anxiously, the next edition of the bimonthly journal that bears their names.”
“The Athenaea were built in form of Amphitheatres.”
““O Grandfather, tell us all about that Indian Bible!” exclaimed Laurence. “I have seen it in the library of the Athenaeum; and the tears came into my eyes to think that there were no Indians left to read it.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Library hall”9 letters
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