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li·brar·y

library

pronunciation:
laI breI ri
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part of speech: noun
inflections: libraries
definition 1: a place where books, periodicals, films, records, and other materials are housed for access and study, and from which they may be borrowed.
 
similar words:
archives, athenaeum, collection, depository, stacks
definition 2: a specific collection of such materials.
similar words:
annals, archives, collection
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