pinakes

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Synonyms: pinales, pinaces

Antonyms: pinales, pinaces

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Noun

1. {{plural of|en|pinax}}

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|plural in form; plural or singular in syntax}} A lost [[bibliography|bibliographic]] work composed by [[Callimachus]] (310/305–240 [[BCE]]) that is popularly considered to be the first [[library catalog]] in the [[West#Proper noun|West]]; its contents were based upon the holdings of the {{w|Library of Alexandria}} during Callimachus's tenure there during the third century BCE.

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