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Webster 1913 Edition

Library

Li′bra-ry

(lī′brā̍-ry̆)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Libraries
(-rĭz)
.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Library

LI'BRARY

,
Noun.
[L. librarium, libraria, from liber, a book.]
1.
A collection of books belonging to a private person, or to a public institution or a company.
2.
An edifice or an apartment for holding a collection of books.

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