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liber

/ˈlaɪbə/US/ˈlaɪbəɹ/

liber noun: synonym of phloem.

Noun

liber (countable and uncountable, plural libri or libers)

  1. (uncountable) Synonym of phloem.
    Synonyms:
    phloem
  2. (countable) A book of public records.
    • First. That they will make, compile, collate, prepare, correct and copy complete in every respect for printing two sets of original Index Books, one of grantors, and one of grantees, each of which shall contain the names of grantors and grantees respectively, together with the dates of the...1857, Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, page 21
    • The libers of wills above mentioned are estimated to contain 600 pages, which would make the average cost, per liber, $636.1891, Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, One Hundred and Fourteenth Session, 1891, volume IX, number 80, part V, Albany: James B. Lyon, page 123

Proper noun capitalized: Liber

Liber

  1. (Roman) A god of viticulture and wine, as well as male fertility and freedom.

Examples of liber in a sentence

  • The libers containing this record have not been written in duplicate, but are contained in single consecutive liber form and are 2,865 in number.1935, Annual Report of the Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia to the President of the United States, page 8:
  • Deming and myself, upon an examination of the libers in question in the County Clerk’s Office, and some instruments are dated within the period but recorded sometime later.(Can we date this quote?), Records & Briefs, page 382:
  • […]with references taken from county land and probate records, Maryland inventories, administration accounts, will books, patent libers, etc.; […]1999, Christina K. Schaefer, The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women’s Genealogy, page 137:

Synonyms of liber

Forms of liber

plurallibri
plurallibers

Origin of liber

Learned borrowing from Latin liber (“the inner bark of a tree; book”). See libel.

Questions about liber

What does liber mean?
Liber means synonym of phloem.
How do you use liber in a sentence?
The libers containing this record have not been written in duplicate, but are contained in single consecutive liber form and are 2,865 in number.
What part of speech is liber?
Liber can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce liber?
Liber is pronounced /ˈlaɪbə/ (UK).
What is the plural of liber?
The plural of liber is libri.

Words near liber in the dictionary

  1. libelous
  2. libelously
  3. libels
  4. Libentina
  5. libenzapril
  6. liber
  7. liber amicorum
  8. Liber.
  9. Libera
  10. liberal
  11. liberal arts

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