"lending library" meaning in All languages combined

See lending library on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lending libraries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lending library (plural lending libraries)
  1. A library from which books are lent out.
    Sense id: en-lending_library-en-noun-xJelaK~w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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