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atheneum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun atheneum has 2 senses
- atheneum(n = noun.group) athenaeum - a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning; Array is a kind of club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society
- atheneum(n = noun.artifact) athenaeum - a place where reading materials are available; Array is a kind of depository library, library
CIDE DICTIONARY
atheneum, n. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr. 'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of Athens.].
- A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students. [1913 Webster]
- A school founded at Rome by Hadrian. [1913 Webster]
- A literary or scientific association or club. [1913 Webster]
- A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use. [1913 Webster]
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