English > depository library: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study. |
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Synonym | library |
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Parts | carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall | small individual study area in a library |
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reading room | A room set aside for reading |
stacks | storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored |
Narrower | athenaeum, atheneum | A place where reading materials are available |
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lending library, circulating library | library that provides books for use outside the building |
Broader | depository, deposit, depositary, repository | A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping |
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Spanish | biblioteca, bibliotecas |
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Catalan | biblioteca |
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