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audio library

audio library

3.4
A collection of recorded sounds kept for listening or use
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːdioʊ ˈlaɪbrəri/
translation icon : biblioteca de audio
  • Tietze: It does have an audio library.

Examples

  • Got some Dairy Milk Oreo and I'm listening to YouTube audio library music.

  • This includes, for instance, the built-in tag editor, the audio library, and converter.

    Blog text (20)

  • Some programs are also available through ABA-CEE On Demand, a telephone audio library accessible 24 hours a day.

    Academic text (2000)

  • "Audio library," I prompted.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • He made a really nice audio library for the TNC and for the the ARM boards, but it is incredibly complex.

  • You can find a wide range of music and podcasts in the audio library at your local library.

  • I downloaded several classic albums from the online audio library to listen to during my commute.

  • The university's audio library offers a vast collection of sound recordings for students to use in their projects.

How Many

audio library
3.4
playlist
47 2.4

Surface Forms

audio library singular
audio libraries plural

Morphology

audio + library

The meaning 'a collection of sound recordings' is directly and transparently built from 'audio' (sound recordings) + 'library' (an organized collection/place for resources). This compound follows a common noun-noun composition pattern found across languages (e.g., music library, media library), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Audio library uses the idea of a 'library'—a place full of books—but with audio instead, so you can picture shelves of sound files instead of books. That's why it means 'a collection of sound recordings' kept for listening or use.