library card
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪbrəri kɑrd/
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carné de biblioteca
- With a library card, you can borrow books and enjoy many services from the library.
- a public library card
- a student library card
He has Jack Bowen's endorsed library card.
- He has Jack Bowen's endorsed library card.
- Keep in mind that you can usually in the same country, pay certain money, certain money, certain fee to get a library card in that city.
Examples
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Does anyone in your home have a public library card?
Academic text (2006) -
When she was finished, she was going to apply for a library card.
Fiction book (1991) -
Okay, this is a library card.
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And you need a library card.
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Do you have a library card?
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You need a library card.
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I have a library card now.
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At about this time, I got a library card from the library in town.
Fiction book (1991) -
In Tacoma, you needed a library card to use the computers at the public library.
Blog text (12) -
Here's my library card.
Synonyms
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A card that shows you belong to a club or group
A card that lets you take books and other items out of a library for a short time
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'library card' is directly compositional from 'library' (place that lends books) + 'card' (a small ID/payment item): together they denote a card associated with a library’s services. This X+card compound pattern is common across languages and follows transparent naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Library card is a simple image: a small card from the library that shows you are a member and lets you take books home. That's why it means 'a card from the library that lets you borrow books and use its services'.