bookshop

noun

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

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The cans are being sold at two locations in Como — a bookshop and a restaurant — as well as in Menaggio and Lenno, two popular destinations on the lake. Hannah Peart, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 Free speech restrictions in China compelled Yu to reopen his bookshop in the U.S. under a new name, JF Books. Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile, the bookshop owner McCulloch planned to donate a portion of sales on Saturday to the Welsh family and said other businesses have done the same. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024 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 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 25 Nov. 2024.

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