athenaeum

athenaeum is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.
  2. 2.A literary or scientific association or club.
  3. 3.A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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