'Library' definitions:
Definition of 'library'
From: WordNet
noun
A room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"
noun
A collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
noun
A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study [syn: library, depository library]
noun
(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use [syn: library, program library, subroutine library]
noun
A building that houses a collection of books and other materials
Definition of 'Library'
From: GCIDE
- Library \Li"bra*ry\ (l[imac]"br[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Libraries (-r[i^]z). [OE. librairie, F. librairie bookseller's shop, book trade, formerly, a library, fr. libraire bookseller, L. librarius, from liber book; cf. libraria bookseller's shop, librarium bookcase, It. libreria. See Libel.]
- 1. A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'library'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ALA,
- American Library Association,
- ana,
- anthology,
- aquarium,
- archives,
- armory,
- arsenal,
- atelier,
- athenaeum,
- attic,
- back number,
- bank,
- basement,
- bay,
- bibliotheca,
- bin,
- bird sanctuary,
- Bodleian Library,
- body,
- bonded warehouse,
- book wagon,
- bookcase,
- bookery,
- bookmobile,
- bookroom,
- box,
- British Museum,
- bunker,
- buttery,
- cargo dock,
- cellar,
- chest,
- chrestomathy,
- circulating library,
- closet,
- collectanea,
- collection,
- compilation,
- conservatory,
- copy,
- corpus,
- crate,
- crib,
- cupboard,
- data,
- depository,
- depot,
- dock,
- drawer,
- dump,
- edition,
- exchequer,
- Festschrift,
- florilegium,
- forest preserve,
- fund,
- game reserve,
- glory hole,
- godown,
- hold,
- holdings,
- hutch,
- impression,
- Indian reservation,
- issue,
- lending library,
- library edition,
- Library of Congress,
- locker,
- loft,
- lumber room,
- lumberyard,
- magasin,
- magazine,
- menagerie,
- museum,
- national forest,
- national park,
- number,
- office,
- paradise,
- park,
- preserve,
- printing,
- public library,
- rack,
- raw data,
- reading room,
- rental library,
- repertory,
- repository,
- reservation,
- reserve,
- reservoir,
- rick,
- sail loft,
- sanctuary,
- school edition,
- series,
- set,
- shelf,
- stack,
- stack room,
- stacks,
- state forest,
- stock room,
- storage,
- store,
- storehouse,
- storeroom,
- studio,
- study,
- supply base,
- supply depot,
- tank,
- trade book,
- trade edition,
- treasure,
- treasure house,
- treasure room,
- treasury,
- vat,
- Vatican Library,
- vault,
- volume,
- warehouse,
- wilderness preserve,
- wildlife preserve,
- wine cellar,
- workroom,
- zoo
Words containing 'Library'
- Libraries,
- Circulating library,
- depository library,
- lending library,
- library card,
- library catalog,
- library catalogue,
- library fine,
- library paste,
- library program,
- library routine,
- library science,
- program library,
- public library,
- subroutine library,
- master of library science,
- nag hammadi library,
- national library of medicine,
- bachelor of arts in library science,
- master of arts in library science,
- u.s. national library of medicine,
- united states national library of medicine