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View synonyms for circulating library

circulating library

noun

  1. a library whose books can be borrowed by its members or subscribers.


circulating library

noun

  1. another name (esp US) for lending library
  2. a small library circulated in turn to a group of schools or other institutions
  3. a rare name for subscription library
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of circulating library1

First recorded in 1735–45

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