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View synonyms for circulating library
circulating library
circulating library
noun
- another name (esp US) for lending library
- a small library circulated in turn to a group of schools or other institutions
- a rare name for subscription library
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Word History and Origins
Origin of circulating library1
First recorded in 1735–45
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Example Sentences
But even rich English people do not carry about with them a circulating library assortment of cheque books.
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The monster-misery of literature is—The Circulating Library!
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So much for the measure of the maw of the circulating library.
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An old set of my own books, that looked as if it had been bought out of a bankrupt circulating library.
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She wrote several novels more suited for the circulating library than for serious reading.
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