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public library

pub·lic li·brar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhb-lik lahy-brer-ee, -bruh-ree, -bree]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk ˈlaɪˌbrɛr i, -brə ri, -bri/
    • /ˈpʌblɪk ˈlaɪbrəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhb-lik lahy-brer-ee, -bruh-ree, -bree]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk ˈlaɪˌbrɛr i, -brə ri, -bri/

Definitions of public library words

  • noun public library a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds. 1
  • noun public library a library that is open to the public 0
See all 2 definitions of public library

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Origin of public library

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Public library

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Public library

public library popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for public library

noun public library

  • bookmobile — a vehicle providing lending library facilities
  • circulating library — a small library circulated in turn to a group of schools or other institutions
  • lending library — Also called circulating library, rental library. a small library that is maintained by a commercial establishment, as a drugstore, and is composed largely of current books that are lent to customers for a fee.
  • mobile library — travelling book-lending facility
  • library — a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
All 5 Synonyms of public library

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