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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEx-library
/ˌeksˈlaɪ.brə.ri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Previously owned and circulated by a library, and subsequently withdrawn and sold to the public.
"The rare first edition was priced lower because it was an ex-library copy with stamps on the title page."
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A book that has been removed from a library's active inventory and sold or traded away.
"Collectors often debate the resale value of ex-libraries compared to pristine first printings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'ex-' meaning 'out of or formerly' combined with 'library', originating in the 20th century book trade and publishing industry. It developed as a standard shorthand descriptor among booksellers, collectors, and bibliophiles to denote a book that has been decommissioned and sold off from a public or institutional library's collection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ex-library" is said worldwide
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désherbé
Transliteration: dezerbe
"Ce livre d'occasion est un ancien ouvrage de bibliothèque."
ausgemustert
Transliteration: ausgemustert
"Das Buch stammt aus einem Bibliotheksbestand und ist ausgemustert."
fuori catalogo
Transliteration: fuori catalogo
"Questo volume proviene da una biblioteca pubblica."
exlibri
Transliteration: exlibri
"Compré un libro exlibri muy económico en la feria."
descartado de biblioteca
Transliteration: descartado de biblioteca
"O livro usado era um exemplar de biblioteca desativado."
पुस्तकालय से निकाली गई पुस्तक
Transliteration: pustakalay se nikali gayi pustak
"यह एक पुरानी पुस्तकालय की किताब है।"
馆藏旧书
Transliteration: guǎn cáng jiù shū
"这本书是一本图书馆淘汰的旧书。"
도서관 불용 도서
Transliteration: doseogwan bulyong doseo
"이 중고 책은 도서관에서 폐기된 도서입니다."
除籍本
Transliteration: josekibon
"その古本は図書館の除籍本だった。"
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