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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
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In the teaser, Joe makes his way back to Mooney’s bookstore and reminisces about all that has led him to this point.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
The packages were traced to Phoenix bookstores where the man had left his name and phone number, prosecutors said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
In a way, what’s happened to the daily newspaper is similar to what’s happened to brick and mortar bookstores.
—J.t. Barbarese, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2021, Freeman and her son, now a senior in high school, stopped at a bookstore in Santa Barbara on the way to receive their COVID vaccinations.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 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 20 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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