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circulating library

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noun

a library whose books can be borrowed by its members or subscribers.
lending library.

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Nearby words

circular-knit, circularize, circulate, circulating capital, circulating decimal, circulating library, circulating medium, circulation, circulator, circulatory, circulatory system

Origin of circulating library

First recorded in 1735–45
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012