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bookstore
noun
book·store
ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯr
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale
called also bookshop
Examples of bookstore in a Sentence
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Events make our bookstore fun, and midnight release parties are our favorites!
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American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
The team even dropped a hype video featuring Brown’s now-famous sideline reading sessions—because apparently, the secret to football greatness might just be in your local bookstore.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
The poster child for cooperative bookstores lies in a 200-square-foot shop filled with various volumes; it's called Rozzie Bound.
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Steph Solis, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
This is the birthplace, after all, of the original independent bookstore destination, Powell’s City of Books.
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Amanda Calnan Vowels, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined above
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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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