bookshop

noun

book·​shop ˈbu̇k-ˌshäp How to pronounce bookshop (audio)

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The Cole Harbour bookshop stocks plenty of children’s books, best-selling fiction and non-fiction, and classic comic books. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Despite being acclaimed by Camus and Genet, Simone de Beauvoir and Sartre, Leduc’s books certainly do not stand spine to spine with them in bookshops. Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024 The space is quiet and cozy, and has the feel of a classic New York bookshop. Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024 The idea for the series began in an airport bookshop. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bookshop 

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookshop was in 1765

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“Bookshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookshop. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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