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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box or chest”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-thèque
- furniture where things are stored
- lipsono- + -thèque → lipsanothèque (“reliquary or shrine”)
- places where things are stored
- vidéo + -thèque → vidéothèque (“video library”)
- establishments where things are kept
- carte + -thèque → cartothèque (“map room”)
- (loosely) place where things are broadcast or published
- data + -thèque → datathèque (“data library”)
- (anatomy) organ which protects things
- odonto- + -thèque → odontothèque (“odontotheca”)
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