hemeroteca

newspaper archive, press library

noun eh-meh-roh-TEH-kah Rare

Origin: From Greek hemera (day) + theke (repository), on the model of biblioteca.

Usage Note

Hemeroteca refers to a library or archive specialising in newspapers and periodicals — either a physical room or a digital collection. Many Spanish public libraries have a hemeroteca section, and major newspapers maintain online hemerotecas where readers can search historical issues. The word is less familiar to English speakers than biblioteca (book library) or fonoteca (sound archive).

Examples

"Encontré el artículo en la hemeroteca digital."

Natural Translation

I found the article in the digital press archive.

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