Hypertext Webster Gateway: "library"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a
collection of books. --Holland.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
library
n 1: a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the
library"
2: a collection of literary documents or records kept for
reference or borrowing
3: a depository built to contain books and other materials for
reading and study [syn: {depository library}]
4: (computing) a collection of standard programs and
subroutines that are stored and available for immediate
use [syn: {program library}, {subroutine library}]
5: a building that houses a collection of books and other
materials
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