library
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪbrɛri/
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biblioteca
- The library provides a quiet space for students to study and prepare for exams.
- library books
- library collection
- library catalog
She now has an ongoing library that she can access in the future.
- She now has an ongoing library that she can access in the future.
- Otherwise maybe get in that holds line at the library for it for the next book.
- Students with dyslexia should also be aware of libraries of digitized books and periodicals.
Examples
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Maybe I could go to the library and do some more research.
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You know, if you go to the library, they have books.
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In the West, he spent a third of his time in the pool hall, a third in jail, and a third in the public library.
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The authors wish to thank the Institute of Museum and Library Services for supporting this study.
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Students were asked to indicate how they used the library by checking a list of possible tasks.
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We have theaters and libraries and art galleries.
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We began the switch from a legacy-model library to a learning commons in 2006.
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Students have many suggestions for making the library more conducive to learning.
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And that's the problem, because libraries aren't just about books.
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But Ms. Wendy says the Greenfield Library carries copies of all the county newspapers.
Synonyms
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A large van like a small library that brings books to people who cannot reach a library
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A place with books you can read or borrow
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A place where you borrow books to take home for a short time
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A collection of books kept for people to read or study
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A library that lends books to members to take home
A library that receives and keeps government documents for people to use
Compounds
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A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
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A library that receives and keeps government documents for people to use
A university degree that teaches how to work in and run libraries
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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
A university degree after a first degree that prepares you to work as a librarian
A graduate degree for studying how libraries collect, organize and share information
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
The largest medical library in the world, run by the U.S. government in Bethesda, Maryland
A very large medical library run by the United States government
How Extensive
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'. It originally meant a 'place of books', and that is why library can also mean the collection of books kept for reference or borrowing.