{
    "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’."
}