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lib

1 American  
[lib] / lɪb /

noun

Informal.
  1. liberation.

    women's lib; gay lib.

  2. a libber.


lib. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. book.


lib. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. librarian.

  2. library.


Lib. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Liberal.


lib. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. librarian

  2. 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

Lib. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Liberal

"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

lib 3 British  
/ lɪb /

noun

  1. informal short for liberation

"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

Etymology

Origin of lib1

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Origin of lib.2

From the Latin word liber

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"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is lib-         erty."

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

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