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lending library

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lend·ing library (lndng)
n.
A library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. Also called circulating library.
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Noun1.lending library - library that provides books for use outside the building
circulating library
depository library, library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
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Spanish lending library [ˈlɛndɪŋ-] n → biblioteca de préstamo
French lending library [ˈlɛndɪŋ-] n → bibliothèque f de prêt
German lending library [ˈlɛndɪŋ-] lend n → Leihbücherei f
Italian lending library [ˈlɛndɪŋ-] n → biblioteca circolante
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He borrowed books from the small lending library which the town possessed and began reading all the wonderful things that Hayward spoke of.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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