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librarying

librarying noun: the accumulation of a library of material.

Noun

librarying (uncountable)

  1. The accumulation of a library of material.
    • Librarying is when I watch it and then I saw it and then that tape is probably used again at some other time in the future. It could be months later.1983, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, Home Recording of Copyrighted Works
    • […] some people record material from television for 'librarying' purposes, that is, they build up a collection of material such as films […]1989, Gerald Dworkin, Richard D. Taylor, Blackstone's Guide to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

Origin of librarying

From library + -ing.

Questions about librarying

What does librarying mean?
Librarying means the accumulation of a library of material.
What part of speech is librarying?
Librarying is a noun.

Words near librarying in the dictionary

  1. library sorts
  2. library voice
  3. library voices
  4. libraryful
  5. libraryfuls
  6. librarying
  7. libraryless
  8. librarylike
  9. libras
  10. librate
  11. librated

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