interlibrary

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adjective

Between libraries.

“Having no copies available, we requested an interlibrary loan.”

OriginEnglish library ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveinterlibrary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween libraries.

    Having no copies available, we requested an interlibrary loan.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishlibrary
  8. Englishinterlibrary

From inter- + library.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 館際的 /馆际的
  • 館際的 /馆际的 (guǎnjì de)between libraries
Finnish kirjastojen välinen
  • kirjastojen välinenbetween libraries
Latvian starpbibliotēku
  • starpbibliotēkubetween libraries
Cite this entry
APA

interlibrary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlibrary

MLA

“interlibrary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlibrary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interlibrary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlibrary.

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