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Meaning of pinakes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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A lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the third century BCE.

plural, plural-only, singular

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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