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[lahy-brer-ee, -bruh-ree, -bree]

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noun, plural -brar·ies.

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.

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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.

canon¹ (def. 9).

Computers. a collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme or application.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English libraire < Middle French librairie < Medieval Latin librāria, noun use of feminine of Latin librārius (adj.) of books, equivalent to lib(e)r book + -ārius -ary

Related forms

in·ter·li·brar·y, adjective

Pronunciation note
Library, with one r-sound following close upon another, is particularly vulnerable to the process of dissimilation—the tendency for neighboring like sounds to become unlike, or for one of them to disappear altogether. The pronunciation

[lahy-brer-ee] , therefore, while still the most common, is frequently reduced by educated speakers, both in the U.S. and in England, to the dissimilated

[lahy-buh-ree] or

[lahy-bree]. A third dissimilated form

[lahy-ber-ee] is more likely to be heard from less educated or very young speakers, and is often criticized. See colonel, February, governor.

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They may ask why you chose library science as a career or what drew you to the profession.

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Bookshelves built into the staircase add a library look.

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They may ask why you chose library science as a career or what drew you to the profession.

Push pins come in a variety of colors and can tap into your iPhoto library or camera.

Bookshelves built into the staircase add a library look.

Wow, you really can't let those library due dates slide.

Or propose that the administration use library funds to buy students and faculty members subscriptions to.

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For the library faculty positions, the scholarship would have to be in librarianship.

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Williams recapped the recent history of orphan-works bills and some of the concerns the library community has had with them.

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The exterior of my library building is quite boring.

If your town has a lending library for tools, consider yourself lucky.

Putting misshelved books back in their proper places is not a library worker's favorite task.

After the collapse of a deal to sell the property to a hotel chain, patrons are demanding that the library be reopened.

Then finally my public library will purchase a copy that it will loan to.

In the first activity, students learn about the history and significance of kimonos through online or library research.

Deeds says he expects the library to double in size in the next few months.

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All of the positions at my library require library experience.

Enter a special kiosk and a wall of dresses is pulled back, or handbags pushed aside, to reveal a library of catalogues.

Like many long time readers, this magazine has a special place in my heart and in my library.

Our multimedia archive and library will continue to be updated.

Catherine's, boasts an incomparable ancient library attesting to the industriousness of its own scribes.

Research is moving online, and more and more users have moved away from thinking of the research library as the gateway to.

Enough new studies are circulating to extend one's stint in the library by another afternoon at least.

See if you can display your collage in the local library or historical society.

As library staff report higher usage rates, bookmobile services are often sacrificed to retain essential library functions.

She is an avid library user but is now freaking out about bringing back bedbugs.

Any web-linked household today has a library of information available at the click of a mouse.

Go all scrapbook, turning images in your library into vibrant photo collages.

There is a specialised management library opposite the school.

What it wants people to discuss is its library of materials with pre-determined characteristics.

The major revamp has taken place in the library section.

Normally, lines at the public library would be a good thing.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

library (ˈlaɪbrərɪ)

—n , pl -braries
1.	a room or set of rooms where books and other literary materials are kept
2.	a collection of literary materials, films, CDs, children's toys, etc, kept for borrowing or reference
3.	the building or institution that houses such a collection: a public library
4.	a set of books published as a series, often in a similar format
5.	computing a collection of standard programs and subroutines for immediate use, usually stored on disk or some other storage device
6.	a collection of specific items for reference or checking against: a library of genetic material

[C14: from Old French librairie, from Medieval Latin librāris, n use of Latin librārius relating to books, from liber book]

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Word Origin & History

library

late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. librarie, from O.Fr. librairie "collection of books," noun use of adj. librarius "concerning books," from L. librarium "chest for books," from liber (gen. libri) "book, paper, parchment," originally "the inner bark of trees," probably a derivative of PIE base *leub(h)- "to

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strip, to peel" (see leaf). The equivalent word in most Romance languages now means "bookseller's shop." O.E. had bochord, lit. "book hord."

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Slang Dictionary

library definition

n.
a bathroom; an outhouse. (Not a public restroom.) : John is in the library at the moment.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

library definition

programming, library
A collection of subroutines and functions stored in one or more files, usually in compiled form, for linking with other programs. Libraries are one of the earliest forms of organised code reuse. They are often supplied by the operating system or software development environment developer to be used in many different programs. The routines in a library may be general purpose or designed for some specific function such as three dimensional animated graphics.
Libraries are linked with the user's program to form a complete executable. The linking may be static linking or, in some systems, dynamic linking.
(1998-11-21)

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