Definition of library Library
/lajˈbɹɛˌɹi/ - [laybreree] - li•brar•y
We found 17 definitions of library from 8 different sources.
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What does library mean?
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NounPlural: libraries |
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| library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study | ||
| depository library | ||
| depositary, depository, repository, deposit a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | ||
| athenaeum, atheneum a place where reading materials are available | ||
| carrell, carrel, cubicle, stall small individual study area in a library | ||
| circulating library, lending library library that provides books for use outside the building | ||
| reading room a room set aside for reading | ||
| library - (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use | ||
| program library, subroutine library | ||
| aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating | ||
| computer programing, computer programming, programing, programming creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something | ||
| library program a program in a program library | ||
| cataloged procedure a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name | ||
| library - a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing | ||
| aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating | ||
| bibliotheca a collection of books | ||
| public library a nonprofit library maintained for public use | ||
| library - a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library" | ||
| room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | ||
| library - a building that houses a collection of books and other materials | ||
| edifice, building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- library (Noun)
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of stored information for use by the public or qualified people. It is usual, but not a defining feature of a library, for it to be housed in rooms of a building, to lend items of its collection to members either with or without payment, and to provide various other services for its community of users. - library (Noun)
A collection of books or other forms of stored information. An individual may refer to his collection of books and other items as his library. - library (Noun)
An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e. g. record library . - library (Noun)
A collection of software subprograms that provides functionality, to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- library (n.)
A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library. - library (n.)
A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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library
Place where books and other literary materials are kept. -
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A collection of subroutines used to develop software.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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library
lī′brar-i, n. a building or room containing a collection of books: a collection of books.—ns. Librā′rian, the keeper of a library; Librā′rianship. [L. librarium—liber, a book.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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library
From Fr. libre, meaning free, and proper name =ANDY=. Something free from Andy Carnegie.
Wikipedia 
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A library is a place where many books are kept. Most libraries are public and let people take the books to use in their home. Most libraries let people borrow books for several weeks. Some belong to institutions, for example, companies, churches, schools, and universities. Also a person's bookshelves at home can have many books and be a library. The people who work in libraries are librarians.
Other libraries keep famous or rare books. There are a few "Copyright libraries" which have a copy of every book which has been written in that country. Some libraries also have other things that people might like, such as magazines, music on CDs, or computers where people can use the Internet. In school they offer software to learn the alphabet and other details.
A library is not a bookstore (a store that sells books).
Public Libraries.
Many places have a public library, where anybody can join if they live in the area. With a library card, people can borrow books and take them home for several weeks. It does not cost money to get a library card at most public libraries.
Books, music, and movies are kept on shelves in a special order so they are easy to find. Public libraries have stories and books about lots of things. Many public libraries have books and CDs about learning English. Stories are kept in alphabetical order by the last name of the person who wrote them, the author. Books about other things are often given a special number, that refers to what they are about. They are then
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🔤- library, noun, singular of libraries.
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