car·rel
also car·rell (kăr′əl)n. A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study.
[Middle English carole, round dance ring, circle, stall for study; see carol.]
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Noun | 1. | carrell - small individual study area in a libraryalcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger room |
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