research library
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of research library
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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The New York Public Library’s grand research library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is home to Virginia Woolf’s walking stick, Charles Dickens’s desk chair and the original Winnie-the-Pooh.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
Meier’s imposing Getty Museum rises at the right and research library at the left.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
The center, which is 23,000 square feet, offers interactive displays, a research library, classrooms and a gift shop.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023
“Amazing stuff,” says Bárbara Arroyo, an archaeologist at the Dumbarton Oaks research library.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2022
The laptop served as my portable research library, video arcade, and home theater system.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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