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library
[ lahy-brer-ee, -bruh-ree, -bree ]
noun
- a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
- a public body organizing and maintaining such an establishment.
- a collection of manuscripts, publications, and other materials for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference.
- a collection of any materials for study and enjoyment, as films, musical recordings, or maps.
- a commercial establishment lending books for a fixed charge; a lending library.
- a series of books of similar character or alike in size, binding, etc., issued by a single publishing house.
- Biology. a collection of standard materials or formulations by which specimens are identified.
- Computers. a collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme or application.
library
/ ˈlaɪbrərɪ /
noun
- a room or set of rooms where books and other literary materials are kept
- a collection of literary materials, films, CDs, children's toys, etc, kept for borrowing or reference
- the building or institution that houses such a collection
a public library
- a set of books published as a series, often in a similar format
- computing a collection of standard programs and subroutines for immediate use, usually stored on disk or some other storage device
- a collection of specific items for reference or checking against
a library of genetic material
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- inter·librar·y adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of library1
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Example Sentences
The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
At that point, the Library of Congress can once again decide to prohibit consumers from unlocking their cell phones.
He does not hesitate to hide some Marxist books from her library because she fears that the military could use them against her.
For a few hours every day she would read big books at the library, watch reruns of the show, and dig through questions in the J!
A shooter opened fire inside the library at Florida State University this morning.
The parliament house and library of the British provinces, at Montreal, burned by a mob.
This library is considered the most valuable and extensive in American history and antiquities, ever collected.
At this stock-taking the number unaccounted-for is twenty-two, several of which are quite recent accessions to the Library.
The correspondence of the Library has quite materially increased in volume.
She wished that Lady Victoria had made the appointment for the library, which was equally in tune with another side of her.
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