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Word: Library
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin libraria ‘bookshop’, feminine (used as a noun) of librarius ‘relating to books’, from liber, libr- ‘book’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlʌɪb(rə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for use or borrowing by the public or the members of an institution
Short Definition:building or room containing books etc.
Examples:- a university library
- a library book
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