LIBRARY

library, depository library

(noun) a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

library

(noun) a room where books are kept; “they had brandy in the library”

library

(noun) a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

library, program library, subroutine library

(noun) (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use

library

(noun) a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

library (plural libraries)

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

Synonym: bookhouse (nonstandard)

Coordinate terms: bookshop, bookstore

(by extension) Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.

A collection of books or other forms of stored information.

An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library.

A room dedicated to storing books.

(computer programming) A collection of software routines that provide functionality to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.

Coordinate term: framework

A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease.

(card games) The deck or draw pile.

Anagrams

• biraryl

Source: Wiktionary

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Li"bra*ry, n.; pl. Libraries. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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