About The Word Library
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Library
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What's The Definition Of Library?
[n] a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
[n] a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library" [n] a building that houses a collection of books and other materials [n] (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use [n] a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing Synonyms | Synonyms for Library: depository library | program library | subroutine library Related Terms | Find terms related to Library: ALA | American Library Association | ana | anthology | aquarium | archives | armory | arsenal | atelier | athenaeum | attic | back number | bank | basement | bay | bibliotheca | bin | bird sanctuary | Bodleian Library | body | bonded warehouse | book wagon | bookcase | bookery | bookmobile | bookroom | box | British Museum | bunker | buttery | cargo dock | cellar | chest | chrestomathy | circulating library | closet | collectanea | collection | compilation | conservatory | copy | corpus | crate | crib | cupboard | data | depository | depot | dock | drawer | dump | edition | exchequer | Festschrift | florilegium | forest preserve | fund | game reserve | glory hole | godown | hold | holdings | hutch | impression | Indian reservation | issue | lending library | library edition | Library of Congress | locker | loft | lumber room | lumberyard | magasin | magazine | menagerie | museum | national forest | national park | number | office | paradise | park | preserve | printing | public library | rack | raw data | reading room | rental library | repertory | repository | reservation | reserve | reservoir | rick | sail loft | sanctuary | school edition | series | set | shelf | stack | stack room | stacks | state forest | stock room | storage | store | storehouse | storeroom | studio | study | supply base | supply depot | tank | trade book | trade edition | treasure | treasure house | treasure room | treasury | vat | Vatican Library | vault | volume | warehouse | wilderness preserve | wildlife preserve | wine cellar | workroom | zoo See Also | accumulation | aggregation | assemblage | athenaeum | atheneum | bibliotheca | building | carrel | carrell | cataloged procedure | circulating library | collection | cubicle | deposit | depository | edifice | house | lending library | library program | library routine | public library | reading room | rental collection | repository | room | set of bookshelves | stacks | stall Library In Webster's Dictionary \Li"bra*ry\ (l[imac]"br[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Libraries}
(-r[i^]z). [OE. librairie, F. librairie bookseller's shop,
book trade, formerly, a library, fr. libraire bookseller, L.
librarius, from liber book; cf. libraria bookseller's shop,
librarium bookcase, It. libreria. See {Libel}.]
1. A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not
as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library.
2. A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a
collection of books. --Holland.
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