library
/ˈlaɪbrəri/
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Translation
A building or room where books are kept for people to read or borrow.
Word origin
From Latin librarium, a place for books, from liber meaning 'book'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- librarium
Grammar
Gender
Plurallibraries
Examples
borrow near .
"Library" is the place where books are kept to read or borrow.
.
"Libraries" is the plural, meaning more than one library.
Please quiet .
Here "library" is a single quiet reading place.
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