library
noun [C] /ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ /-brer.i/Definition
A2 a building, room, or organization that has a collection, especially of books, for people to read or borrow usually without payment: a public/university library a library bookRoomsPublic buildings › a collection or set of books or other things, all produced in the same style or about the same subject: the Penguin Shakespeare LibraryGroups and collections of thingsVariety and mixturesBooks and parts of books
(Definition of library noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- basilica noun
- bath noun
- centre noun (PLACE)
- chancellery noun
- city hall noun
- clock tower noun
- community centre noun
- complex noun (BUILDING)
- guildhall noun
- hall noun (BUILDING)
- Hall of Fame noun
- leisure centre noun
- lending library noun
- recreation center noun
- reference library noun
- register office noun
- registry noun
- registry office noun
- rotunda noun
- telephone exchange noun
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