Our library is a short list of books, music and art that we think you may find of interest if you found the rest of this website interesting. The Book list is intended to provide further information concerning the various topics mentioned on other sections of this site. The Music section provides sources for some of the music we find particularly interesting. The Art section includes samples of Shack's art work.
- li·brary
- Pronunciation: 'lI-"brer-E; British usually and US sometimes -br&r-E; US sometimes -brE, ÷-"ber-E
- Function: noun
- Inflected Form(s): plural -brar·ies
- Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin librarium, from Latin, neuter of librarius of books, from libr-, liber inner bark, rind, book
- 1 a: a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale; b : a collection of such materials
- 2 a: a collection resembling or suggesting a library <a library of computer programs> <wine library>; b : MORGUE
- 3 a: a series of related books issued by a publisher; b : a collection of publications on the same subject
- 4: a collection of sequences of DNA and especially recombinant DNA that are maintained in a suitable cellular environment and that represent the genetic material of a particular organism or tissue
- Usage: While the pronunciation \'lI-"brer-E\ is the most frequent variant in the U.S., the other variants are not uncommon. The contraction \'lI-brE\ and the dissimilated form \'lI-"ber-E\ result from the relative difficulty of repeating \r\ in the same syllable or successive syllables; our files contain citations for these variants from educated speakers, including college presidents and professors, as well as with somewhat greater frequency from less educated speakers.
