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libraries |
1 definition found 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.
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