Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See the quotation.
- 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.
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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