Inflected forms:
pl. li·brar·ies
1a. A place in which literary
and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers,
pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending. b. A
collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged. c. A room in a private
home for such a collection. d. An institution or foundation maintaining such a collection. 2.
A
commercial establishment that lends books for a fee. 3. A series or set of books issued by a
publisher. 4. A collection of recorded data or tapes arranged for ease of use. 5. A set
of things
similar to a library in appearance, function, or organization: a library of computer programs.
6. Genetics A collection of cloned DNA sequences whose location and identity can be
established by mapping the genome of a particular organism.
1. My Academic Work
