reference library
noun [C]Definition
› (a place for looking at) a collection of books that must be read only where they are kept and not taken awayPublic buildings
(Definition of reference library noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- basilica noun
- bath noun
- centre noun (PLACE)
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- clock tower noun
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- complex noun (BUILDING)
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