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ar•mar•i•an
(är mâr′ē ən),USA pronunciation n. [Hist.]
- Library Sciencea monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery.
- Medieval Latin armāri(us), equivalent. to armāri(a) library, origin, originally neuter plural, derivative of Latin armārium (see armarium) + -an
- 1840–50