la
/bi.bli.jɔ.tɛk/
Translation
library, bookcase
Word origin
From Greek bibliotheke, from biblion ('book') and theke ('case, chest').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- bibliotheke
- English cognates
- bibliography, bible
Grammar
Examples
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I spend my afternoons at the library.
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The town libraries close at six in the evening.
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He has been looking for this book in the library for an hour.
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These old libraries hold real treasures.
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His bedroom looks like a small library.
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