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reference libraries

reference libraries is the plural of reference library.

Meaning of reference library

Noun

reference library (plural reference libraries)

  1. A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public).
    • The amenities of the institute include a well-arranged open-access library of 18,000 volumes, and a small but valuable reference library of railway literature; the present writer is Librarian.1944 May and June, Arthur B. Longbottom, “The Derby Railway Institute”, in Railway Magazine, page 149
    Synonyms:
    reading room

Questions about reference libraries

What is reference libraries the plural of?
Reference libraries is the plural of reference library.

Words near reference libraries in the dictionary

  1. reference frames
  2. reference implementation
  3. reference implementations
  4. reference letter
  5. reference letters
  6. reference libraries
  7. reference library
  8. reference list
  9. reference lists
  10. reference manual
  11. reference manuals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reference libraries (page history and authors); reference library (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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