| Library / English Dictionary |
DEPOSITORY LIBRARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
Synonyms:
depository library; library
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("depository library" is a kind of...):
deposit; depositary; depository; repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)
Meronyms (parts of "depository library"):
carrel; carrell; cubicle; stall (small individual study area in a library)
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "depository library"):
athenaeum; atheneum (a place where reading materials are available)
circulating library; lending library (library that provides books for use outside the building)
