library Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a room where books are kept
    • they had brandy in the library
  2. noun a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
  3. noun a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
    depository library.
  4. noun (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
    program library; subroutine library.
  5. noun a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

WordNet

Li"bra*ry noun
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
plural Libraries
Definitions
  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 1913