Definitions for Library
ˈlaɪˌbrɛr i, -brə ri, -bri; ˈlaɪ brɛr i; ˈlaɪ bə ri; ˈlaɪ bri; ˈlaɪ bɛr iLi·bra·ry

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. librarynoun

   a room where books are kept

   "they had brandy in the library"

2. librarynoun

   a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

3. library, depository librarynoun

   a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

4. library, program library, subroutine librarynoun

   (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use

5. librarynoun

   a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

Wiktionary(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. librarynoun

   An institution which holds books and/or other forms of stored information for use by the public or qualified people. It is usual, but not a defining feature of a library, for it to be housed in rooms of a building, to lend items of its collection to members either with or without payment, and to provide various other services for its community of users.

   Etymology: librarie, from librarie, from librairie, from librarium, from librarius, from liber, probably derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *. Displaced native bochus (from bochus).

2. librarynoun

   A collection of books or other forms of stored information. An individual may refer to his collection of books and other items as his library.

   Etymology: librarie, from librarie, from librairie, from librarium, from librarius, from liber, probably derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *. Displaced native bochus (from bochus).

3. librarynoun

   An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library

   Etymology: librarie, from librarie, from librairie, from librarium, from librarius, from liber, probably derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *. Displaced native bochus (from bochus).

4. librarynoun

   A collection of software subprograms that provides functionality, to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.

   Etymology: librarie, from librarie, from librairie, from librarium, from librarius, from liber, probably derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *. Displaced native bochus (from bochus).

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Librarynoun

   a considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library

   Etymology: [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.]

2. Librarynoun

   a building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books

   Etymology: [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.]

Freebase(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Library

   In computer science, a library is a collection of implementations of behavior, written in terms of a language, that has a well-defined interface by which the behavior is invoked. In addition, the behavior is provided for reuse by multiple independent programs. A program invokes the library-provided behavior via a mechanism of the language. For example, in a simple imperative language such as C, the behavior in a library is invoked by using C's normal function-call. What distinguishes the call as being to a library, versus being to another function in the same program, is the way that the code is organized in the system. Library code is organized in such a way that it can be used by multiple programs that have no connection to each other, while code that is part of a program is organized to only be used within that one program. This distinction can gain a hierarchical notion when a program grows large, such as a multi-million-line program. In that case, there may be internal libraries that are reused by independent sub-portions of the large program. The distinguishing feature is that a library is organized for the purposes of being reused by independent programs or sub-programs, and the user only needs to know the interface, and not the internal details of the library.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Library

   lī′brar-i, n. a building or room containing a collection of books: a collection of books.—ns. Librā′rian, the keeper of a library; Librā′rianship. [L. librarium—liber, a book.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. library

   A place where the dead lie.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. LIBRARY

   From Fr. _libre_, meaning free, and proper name ANDY. Something free from Andy Carnegie.

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1. library

   The library symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the library symbol and its characteristic.

Etymology and Origins(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Library

   From the Latin librarium, a bookcase, through liber, a book.

Matched Categories

1. • Building
   • Collection
   • Depository
   • Programming
   • Room

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Library' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1246

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Library' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1611

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Library' in Nouns Frequency: #428

How to pronounce Library?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Library in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Library in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Library in a Sentence

1. Microsoft Corp on Sunday:

   That means an existing library of more than 3,500 games will work on the service without any changes or modifications required by the developer.

2. Filiz Gurlu:

   The library, laboratory, computer and music rooms were in the confiscated part, so the kids don't have access anymore, some classrooms have barely enough space ... This is an unplanned move, kids just can't simply fit in.

3. Andra Addison:

   The Central Library is one of the most beautiful modern buildings in Seattle, and The Central Library really celebrates the people.

4. Megan Manson:

   It is appalling that a book calling for gay people to be executed could be found in a school library, it is even more disturbing that some school leaders appeared to defend the school's decision to make this book available to children.

5. Madiha Aziz:

   We thought we will be safe inside the library, the college authorities will protect us.

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