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li·brar·y  (lbrr)
n. pl. li·brar·ies
1.
a. A place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending.
b. A collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged.
c. A room in a private home for such a collection.
d. An institution or foundation maintaining such a collection.
2. A commercial establishment that lends books for a fee.
3. A series or set of books issued by a publisher.
4. A collection of recorded data or tapes arranged for ease of use.
5. A set of things similar to a library in appearance, function, or organization: a library of computer programs.
6. Genetics A collection of cloned DNA sequences whose location and identity can be established by mapping the genome of a particular organism.

[Middle English librarie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin librrium, bookcase, from neuter of librrius, of books, from liber, libr-, book.]

library [ˈlaɪbrərɪ]
n pl -braries
1. (Library Science & Bibliography) a room or set of rooms where books and other literary materials are kept
2. (Library Science & Bibliography) a collection of literary materials, films, CDs, children's toys, etc., kept for borrowing or reference
3. (Library Science & Bibliography) the building or institution that houses such a collection a public library
4. (Library Science & Bibliography) a set of books published as a series, often in a similar format
5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a collection of standard programs and subroutines for immediate use, usually stored on disk or some other storage device
6. a collection of specific items for reference or checking against a library of genetic material
[from Old French librairie, from Medieval Latin librāris, n use of Latin librārius relating to books, from liber book]

Library a collection of books, 1540; therefore a collection of knowledge.
Examples: library of God’s law, 1703; of opinions, 1570; of reason, 1485; of my understanding, 1549.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.library - a room where books are keptlibrary - a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
2.library - a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
bibliotheca - a collection of books
public library - a nonprofit library maintained for public use
rental collection - a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee
3.library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
athenaeum, atheneum - a place where reading materials are available
carrell, cubicle, carrel, stall - small individual study area in a library
depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
circulating library, lending library - library that provides books for use outside the building
reading room - a room set aside for reading
stacks - storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored
4.library - (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
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 routine - a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
5.library - a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
building, edifice - 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"
Translations
library [ˈlaɪbrərɪ]
A. N (also Comput) → biblioteca f
newspaper libraryhemeroteca f
public librarybiblioteca f pública
see also film D
see also video C
B. CPD library book Nlibro m de biblioteca
library card N = library ticket library pictures NPL (TV) → imágenes fpl de archivo
library science N = librarianship 2 library ticket Ncarnet m de biblioteca
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
La Biblioteca del Congreso es la biblioteca nacional de EE.UU. y tiene su sede en Washington D.C. Se fundó en 1800 como fuente de referencia para los miembros del Congreso y actualmente registra también los derechos de autor de todos los libros publicados en Estados Unidos, por lo que recibe dos ejemplares de cada publicación. Posee un fondo inmenso de libros y manuscritos históricos, así como partituras, mapas, películas, grabaciones sonoras y microfilmes.

library [ˈlaɪbrəri] n
(public)bibliothèque f
(in private house)bibliothèque f
(= private collection) → bibliothèque f
library book nlivre m de bibliothèque
library card ncarte f de bibliothèque
library pictures nplimages fpl d'archives
library ticket ncarte f de bibliothèque

library
n
(public) → Bibliothek f, → Bücherei f
(private) → Bibliothek f
(= collection of books/records)(Bücher-/Schallplatten)sammlung f
(= series of books)Buchreihe f, → Bibliothek f

library:
library book
nLeihbuch nt
library card
nBenutzerausweis m
library edition
nLeihbuchausgabe f
library pictures
pl (TV) → Archivbilder pl
library science
nBibliothekswissenschaften pl
library ticket
nLeserausweis m

library [ˈlaɪbrərɪ] nbiblioteca

library
n library [ˈlaibrəri]
(a building or room containing) a collection of books, tapes, videos etc He works in the public library; She has a fine library of books about art. biblioteek مَكْتَبَه библиотека knihovna bibliotek; bogsamling die Bücherei βιβλιοθήκη biblioteca raamatukogu کتابخانه kirjasto bibliothèque סִפרִייָה पुस्तकालय knjižnica, biblioteka könyvtár perpustakaan bókasafn biblioteca 図書館 도서관 biblioteka bibliotēka perpustakaan bibliotheek bibliotek biblioteka biblioteca bibliotecă библиотека knižnica knjižnica biblioteka bibliotek ห้องสมุด kütüphane 圖書館 бібліотека کتب خانہ thư viện
n liˈbrarian [-ˈbreə-]
a person who is employed in a library. bibliotekaresse أمين مَكْتَبَه библиотекар knihovník, -ice bibliotekar der/die Bibliothekar(in) βιβλιοθηκάριος bibliotecario raamatukoguhoidja کتابدار kirjastovirkailija bibliothécaire סַפרָן, סַפרָנִית लाइब्रेरियन, पुस्तकालय-अध्यक्ष bibliotekar könyvtáros pustakawan bókasafnsvörður bibliotecario 司書 사서(司書) bibliotekininkas bibliotekārs pustakawan bibliothecaris bibliotekar bibliotekarz bibliotecário bibliotecar библиотекарь knihovník, -čka knjižničar bibliotekar bibliotikarie บรรณารักษ์ kütüphaneci 圖書館管理員 бібліотекар کتب خانے کا مہتمم người thủ thư

library مكتبة knihovna bibliotek Bibliothek βιβλιοθήκη biblioteca kirjasto bibliothèque knjižnica biblioteca 図書館 도서관 bibliotheek bibliotek biblioteka biblioteca библиотека bibliotek ห้องสมุด kütüphane thư viện 图书馆


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