DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

Synonyms:

depository library; library

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("depository library" is a kind of...):

deposit; depositary; depository; repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)

Meronyms (parts of "depository library"):

carrel; carrell; cubicle; stall (small individual study area in a library)

reading room (a room set aside for reading)

stacks (storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "depository library"):

athenaeum; atheneum (a place where reading materials are available)

circulating library; lending library (library that provides books for use outside the building)