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dactyliotheca

dac·tyl·i·o·the·ca [ dak¦tilēə¦thēkə]

dactyliotheca

noun

[dak¦tilēə¦thēkə]

plural dactyliothecas\ -kəz \ or dactyliothecae\ -(ˌ)sē \

Definition of dactyliotheca

1 : a case for a collection (as of rings, gems, or seals)

2 : a book reproducing illustrations of or cataloging a collection of gems and rings

History and Etymology for dactyliotheca

Latin, from Greek daktyliothēkē, from daktylio- dactylio- + thēkē case, cover

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