library noun

/ˈlaɪ.brər.i/, /-brer.i/ n [C]

Definition

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a building, room or organization which has a collection, especially of books, for people to read or borrow usually without payment

a public/university library

a record library

a library book

•

a collection or set of books, records or other things, all produced in the same style or about the same subject

the Penguin Shakespeare Library

(Definition of library noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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