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lib

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /lɪb/

Forms: libs

lib means: The movement to free a group from unfair social rules or control.

noun

LIBERATIONC1

The movement to free a group from unfair social rules or control.

  • She joined the women’s lib movement.
  • Women’s lib changed how many people thought about work.
  • They discussed women’s lib at the meeting.

Similar words: liberation

Common phrases: women’s lib, women’s lib movement

LIBERAL PERSONC1

A person who supports liberal political ideas.

  • He calls himself a lib.
  • The libs supported the new policy.
  • She argued with a lib about taxes.

Similar words: liberal

Opposites: conservative

Common phrases: a lib, the libs

LIBRARYC2

A library, especially a collection of computer code that programs can use.

  • The program needs this lib.
  • I installed the missing lib yesterday.
  • These libs provide useful functions.

Similar words: library

Common phrases: shared lib, install a lib, load a lib

LIBERTARIAN PERSONC2

A person who believes people should have great freedom and the government should have little power.

  • He is a lib who opposes most taxes.
  • The lib candidate wants fewer government rules.
  • Several libs spoke about individual freedom.

Similar words: libertarian

Common phrases: a lib, lib candidate

Questions about lib

What does lib mean?

The movement to free a group from unfair social rules or control.

What is lib in other languages?

Türkçe: özgürleşme · Español: liberación · Français: libération · Deutsch: Befreiung · Italiano: liberazione · 日本語: 解放

How do you pronounce lib?

It is pronounced /lɪb/.

How do you use lib in a sentence?

She joined the women’s lib movement. Women’s lib changed how many people thought about work.

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