library
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪˌbrɛri/
- Think about going to a library and try to find a book.
- a public library
- a local library
- a school library
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I'm in the depths of my college's library, the math library.
- And I'm in the depths of my college's library, the math library.
- I'm in the middle of a Catholic library that's so vast.
- So we've got this vast library just chock full of books.
- With his thoughts about the role of libraries in modern society coalesced.
- I can now do it from my library on my yacht.
- Back then, Widener Library was full of books.
- They had dining halls, kitchens, farms, baths, libraries, ball courts, theaters, and more.
Examples
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She borrowed several novels from the library for her summer reading list.
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Students were able to use classroom and library computers in order to complete the online survey.
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You cannot believe that this is a library so big and beautiful.
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A quick call to the local library or a university library is worth the time.
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We used to take the bus to the library.
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Just taking these back to the library.
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Sign up for a workshop at a nearby college, public library, or community center.
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Many of our residents like to go to the movies or the library or the bowling alley.
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So I spent a lot of time in the library of my own accord.
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So we've got this vast library just chock full of books.
Synonyms
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A place where you borrow books to take home for a short time
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A place with books you can read or borrow
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A collection of books kept for people to read or study
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A library that receives and keeps government documents for people to use
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A library that lends books to members to take home
Compounds
- Formal
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A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
A university degree after a first degree that prepares you to work as a librarian
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A library that receives and keeps government documents for people to use
A very large medical library run by the United States government
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Computer code stored in a library that helps other software do common tasks
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A small part of a program that many programs use for tasks like sorting
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A group of 13 old books found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945 containing early Christian and Gnostic writings
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A collection of ready-made pieces of code developers use in applications
A university degree that teaches how to work in and run libraries
A graduate degree for studying how libraries collect, organize and share information
The largest medical library in the world, run by the U.S. government in Bethesda, Maryland
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Surface Forms
Morphology
library = libr + ary
Built from a non‑English combining form (libr-) plus the productive suffix '-ary'; the root is not a recognizable standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from English components.
Etymology
The word library comes from the Latin librarium, based on liber meaning 'book'. So a library was originally a 'place of books', which is why today it is a building or room where people go to read or borrow books.