Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient Italic divinity presiding over vineyards and wine: later identified by the Romans with the Greek Bacchus.
- noun In botany, the inner bark of exogenous stems, lying next the cambium, and enveloped by the corky layer.
- noun A book: used in English especially with reference to the books in which deeds, mortgages, wills, and other public records are kept. Abbreviated l. and lib.
- noun See the quotation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.
- noun elongated woody cells found in the liber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany The
inner bark ofplants , next to thewood . It usually contains a large proportion ofwoody ,fibrous cells , and is the part from which thefibre of the plant is obtained, as that ofhemp , etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Liberal” comes from the Latin word liber, which means “frees” individuals and societies from the teachings of Christ and His Church.
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You will recall, I suppose, that the word for a book, "liber," is itself derived from bark, the old books in the classical period or the preclassical period, being written on bark.
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Zhu Benben writes: liber is not to overrule. liber is to disagree. there is a fine line.
Elitism or Populism: Pick Your Poison, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Also, although Molinier seems to contest this usage ( "Les Obituaires francais", p. 22), such a collection of names, consisting largely of benefactors, was occasionally called liber vitae (book of life).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The root of the word is liber, meaning free, something we Americans believe we have a special dominion over.
Shira Levine: Jesus Was a Commie: An Interview With Matthew Modine Shira Levine 2011
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The root of the word is liber, meaning free, something we Americans believe we have a special dominion over.
Shira Levine: Jesus Was a Commie: An Interview With Matthew Modine Shira Levine 2011
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The similarity between the words "liberal" and "libertarian" are not accidental - they come from the same root word, "liber" - Latin for "free".
Progressive Bloggers 2010
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The similarity between the words "liberal" and "libertarian" are not accidental - they come from the same root word, "liber" - Latin for "free".
"BANPC" via James Bow in Google Reader Enlightened Savage 2010
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The similarity between the words "liberal" and "libertarian" are not accidental - they come from the same root word, "liber" - Latin for "free".
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The similarity between the words "liberal" and "libertarian" are not accidental - they come from the same root word, "liber" - Latin for "free".
Progressive Bloggers 2010
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