sublibrary

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noun

A library forming part of a larger library.

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Meanings

nounsublibrary (plural sublibraries)

plural sublibraries · alternative sub-library

  1. A library forming part of a larger library.

    A library of skeleton descriptions is composed of skeleton descriptions with a sublibrary of words and phrases that can be used to fill the gaps in the skeleton descriptions.

    1976, R. J. Alvey, Computers in Quantity Surveying, page 73
  2. chemistryA subset of a combinatorial library (collection of compounds generated using combinatorial chemistry)

Origin

From sub- + library.

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APA

sublibrary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublibrary

MLA

“sublibrary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublibrary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sublibrary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublibrary.

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