noun
a nonprofit library maintained for public use
• Hypernyms: ↑library
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noun : a nonprofit library maintained for public use and usually supported in whole or in part by local taxation
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a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds.
[1605-15]
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a building with books in it that are available for anyone to read or borrow
Thesaurus: museums, libraries and art gallerieshyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.