bookstore
noun
book·store
ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯr 
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale
called also bookshop
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The bookstore will be operated in collaboration with Claire de Rouen, a mainstay in the literary scene in London.
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Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
The Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus is back, and 12 Kentucky bookstore employees are 2024 recipients.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
My favorite places to go were not amusement parks or playgrounds, but libraries and bookstores where my imagination could run wild.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
The Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus is back, and 12 Kentucky bookstore employees are 2024 recipients.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
My favorite places to go were not amusement parks or playgrounds, but libraries and bookstores where my imagination could run wild.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Her character in the film is Aimee, who runs a spiritual bookstore with Faye Dunaway’s character Anastasia.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bookstore
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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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