Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reference library

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: ref-er-ence li-brary
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public).

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

reference libraries (plural)

Synonyms

reading room

Questions

What does reference library mean?: A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public).

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