lib

UK: /lɪb/ US: /lɪb/ ,(lib)

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lib /lɪb/   n. [uncountable] [Informal.]

1. Informal Terms, Sociology liberation:
   women's lib; men's lib.

See -liber-.

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lib  (lib), n. [Informal.]

1. Informal Terms, Sociology liberation (def. 2):
   women's lib; gay lib.
2. Informal Terms, Sociology a libber.

• by shortening 1965–70

Lib., 

1. Government Liberal.

lib., 

1. Library Science book.
• Latin liber
2. Library Science librarian.
3. Library Science library.

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lib / lɪb/ noun

1. 
   short for liberation2

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Lib. abbreviation

1. Liberal

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lib. abbreviation

1. librarian
2. library