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{
"term": "library",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a building in which collections of books, newspapers, etc. and sometimes films and recorded music are kept for people to read, study or borrow",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **public/university/school library**"
},
{
"text": "a **library book**"
},
{
"text": "a toy library *(= for borrowing toys from)*"
},
{
"text": "How often do you **go to the library**?"
},
{
"text": "You can borrow it from your local library."
},
{
"text": "I got this very interesting book out of the library."
},
{
"text": "Councillors have made a commitment that no **library services** will be lost in the county."
},
{
"text": "Do you have any books to take back to the library?"
},
{
"text": "Do you know about the other services available at your local library?"
},
{
"text": "I've been reading newspapers in the library."
},
{
"text": "In 1784 he established his first circulating library (= lending library)."
},
{
"text": "Students are taught library skills in the first week of their course."
},
{
"text": "The library has an extensive collection of books on Chinese history."
},
{
"text": "The school has an excellent library."
},
{
"text": "a holiday programme for children at the local library"
},
{
"text": "teaching library skills to schoolchildren"
},
{
"text": "the Herbert Hoover presidential library in West Branch, Iowa"
},
{
"text": "the need to improve library provision"
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings", "Education"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["large", "small", "excellent"],
"verb + library": ["have", "go to", "use"],
"library + verb": ["have something", "hold something"],
"library + noun": ["book", "record", "shelf"],
"preposition": ["at a/the library", "in a/the library"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a collection of books, newspapers, films, recorded music, etc. held in a library or stored in digital form",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a music/photo library"
},
{
"text": "The Media Centre houses a **digital library** of radio and television programmes."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a room in a large house where most of the books are kept",
"cefr": "a1",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Houses and homes"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["large", "small", "excellent"],
"verb + library": ["have", "go to", "use"],
"library + verb": ["have something", "hold something"],
"library + noun": ["book", "record", "shelf"],
"preposition": ["at a/the library", "in a/the library"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a personal collection of books, music recordings, etc.",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a new edition to add to your library"
},
{
"text": "The family possessed an extensive library."
},
{
"text": "She had built up an impressive library of art books."
},
{
"text": "a personal library of over 1 000 volumes"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "extensive", "huge"],
"verb + library": ["have", "possess", "amass"],
"preposition": ["library of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a series of books, recordings, etc. produced by the same company and similar in appearance",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a library of children’s classics"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "extensive", "huge"],
"verb + library": ["have", "possess", "amass"],
"preposition": ["library of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlaɪbrəri//ˈlaɪbri/",
"audio": "li/library/library__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlaɪbreri/",
"audio": "li/library/library__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin libraria ‘bookshop’, feminine (used as a noun) of librarius ‘relating to books’, from liber, libr- ‘book’."
}