Library
21library — noun (C) 1 a room or building containing books that can be looked at or borrowed: a public library | the college library | a library book compare bookshop 2 a group of books, records etc, collected by one person 3 a set of books, records etc that …
22library — noun (plural braries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French librarie, Medieval Latin librarium, from Latin, neuter of librarius of books, from libr , liber inner bark, rind, book Date: 14th century 1. a. a place in which literary, musical …
23Library — (as used in expressions) Library of Congress Classification Library of Congress Classification (LC) New York Public Library …
24library — li|brar|y [ laı,breri ] noun count *** 1. ) a place where books, documents, CDs, etc. are available for you to look at or borrow: the university/school library You can borrow a copy from any public library. 2. ) a collection of books, records,… …
25library — noun (plural libraries) 1》 a building or room containing a collection of books and periodicals for use by the public or the members of an institution. ↘a collection of books held in a library. ↘an organized collection of films, recorded… …
26library — n 1. bibliotheca, Obs. bibliothecary, Fr. bibliotheque. athenaeum; public library, lending library, rental library; stacks, reference room, reading room, study hall; book room, study, den. 2. book collection, manuscripts, publications …
27library — li•brar•y [[t]ˈlaɪˌbrɛr i, brə ri, bri[/t]] n. pl. brar•ies 1) lib a) a place, as a building or set of rooms, containing books, recordings, or other reading, viewing, or listening materials arranged and cataloged in a fixed way b) such a place… …
28library — A collection of cells, usually bacteria or yeast, that have been transformed with recombinant vectors carrying DNA derived from an unrelated organism. See: cDNA library, expression library, genomic library …
29library — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a collection of books etc. for use by the public or by members of a group. b a person s collection of books. 2 a room or building containing a collection of books (for reading or reference rather than for sale). 3 a a similar… …
30library — noun /ˈlaɪbɹəɹɪ,ˈlaɪbɹɛɹi,ˈlaɪbəɹɪ/ a) 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… …
