lib

[ lib ]

/ lɪb /

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noun Informal.

liberation (def. 2): women's lib; gay lib.

a libber.

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Origin of lib

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Words nearby lib

liar, liard, liar paradox, Lias, liatris, lib, libation, Libau, Libava, libber, Libby

Other definitions for lib (2 of 4)

lib.¹

abbreviation

book.

Origin of lib.

From the Latin word liber

Other definitions for lib (3 of 4)

lib.²

abbreviation

librarian.

library.

Other definitions for lib (4 of 4)

Lib.

abbreviation

Liberal.

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How to use lib in a sentence

Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister, attacked the Conservatives for their predictable response to the report.
Britain Admits Anti-Drug Laws Are Useless|Nico Hines|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In contrast to that finale, That Girl ends with Ann Marie taking her fiancé to a Women's Lib meeting.
Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath|Emily Shire|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another high-profile Lib Dem caused outcry by complaining that “the party was washing its dirty linen in public.”
A Sleaze Civil War Engulfs Britain’s Liberal Democrats|Nico Hines|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some Lib Dem supporters sought to dismiss the allegations as overblown.
Britain's Liberal Democrats Need a Sexual Harassment Training|David Frum|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Lib-Dem MP David Ward uses Holocaust Remembrance Day to denounce "the Jews."
Stupid and Anti-Semitic is No Way to Go Through Life|David Frum|January 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So in Vincent—'pica loquax'—'pica garrula,' &c.; and in Pliny, lib.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
This is taken either from Jerome, in his Epistle against Jovinian, lib.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Koch considers that the source of the poem is a passage in Boethius, lib.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
But don't let de fus thing we do as a committee be somethin' we ought ter be 'shamed of as long as we lib.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue|Various
"Good ting to hab de larsh mout, Misser Mongo,—eat de more—lib de longer," said Billy.
The Portland Sketch Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lib (1 of 3)

lib

/ (lɪb) /

noun

informal, sometimes derogatory short for liberation (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for lib (2 of 3)

lib.

abbreviation for

librarian

library

British Dictionary definitions for lib (3 of 3)

Lib.

abbreviation for

Liberal

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