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Definitions for Library

[1] a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
[2] a public body organizing and maintaining such an establishment.
[3] a collection of manuscripts, publications, and other materials for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference.
[4] a collection of any materials for study and enjoyment, as films, musical recordings, or maps.
[5] a commercial establishment lending books for a fixed charge; a lending library.
[6] a series of books of similar character or alike in size, binding, etc., issued by a single publishing house.
[7] Biology . a collection of standard materials or formulations by which specimens are identified.
[8] canon1(def 9) .
[9] Computers . a collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme or application.
[10] a room or set of rooms where books and other literary materials are kept
[11] a collection of literary materials, films, CDs, children's toys, etc, kept for borrowing or reference
[12] the building or institution that houses such a collection a public library
[13] a set of books published as a series, often in a similar format
[14] computing a collection of standard programs and subroutines for immediate use, usually stored on disk or some other storage device
[15] a collection of specific items for reference or checking against a library of genetic material

Words related to Library

study, athenaeum, atheneum, bibliotheca

Words nearby Library

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Origin of Library

1300–50; Middle English libraire < Middle French librairie < Medieval Latin librāria, noun use of feminine of Latin librārius (adj.) of books, equivalent to lib(e)r book + -ārius -ary

Other words from Library

in·ter·li·brar·y , adjective

Word origin for Library

C14: from Old French librairie, from Medieval Latin librāris, n use of Latin librārius relating to books, from liber book

Synonyms for Library

athenaeum, atheneum, bibliotheca, study, book collection, book room, information center, media center, reference center