Library - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlaɪbrerɪ|  American pronunciation of the word library
Brit.  |ˈlaɪbrərɪ|  British pronunciation of the word library

noun

- a room where books are kept
they had brandy in the library
- a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
- a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
- (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
- a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

Extra examples

I borrowed the book from the school library.

He has an impressive library of jazz records.

Guests were rarely entertained in the library.

The building looks more like a museum than a library.

They visited the new library.

The library has many dictionaries and other reference books.

I have to return a book to the library.

They pass the library every morning on their way to school.

He has enough books to fill a library.

She campaigned to save the town library.

We have Internet access at the library.

She spent the afternoon at the library.

I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.

We told the taxi driver to take us to the library.

The library is straight ahead.

Word forms

noun
singular: library
plural: libraries
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