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library

/ˈlaɪbɹeˌɹi/LIGH-breh-ree
/ˈlaɪbɹɛˌɹi/LIGH-breh-ree

Meaninga book place

Common meaning: a collection of books

Journey through time

  1. Latinliber, librī‘bast beneath tree bark, written on’
  2. Frenchlibrairie
  3. Middle Englishlibrairiesource
  4. Englishlibrary‘a collection of books’ · today

libr also in: libel

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin liber ‘bast beneath tree bark, written on; hence a book’.

Roots

  • liber, librī Latin “bast beneath tree bark, written on; hence a book”

Related words

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