bookshop

noun

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

Examples of bookshop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On June 15, the used bookshop – whose proceeds all go to support Oakland public libraries – opened its new location downtown in a historic space that’s bigger, brighter and, well, just bookier. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024 Meg Ryan is Kathleen Kelly, owner of an independent bookshop (named The Shop Around the Corner). Barry Levitt, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024 Sign up Jonathan Cape £16.99; The Week bookshop £13.99 Butter by Asako Yuzuki This bestseller is tangentially based on the story of the Japanese woman Kanae Kijima, known as the Konkatsu Killer, who was convicted of murdering three male lovers after swindling them out of money. Adrienne Wyper, The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Mar. 2024 St Andrews is home to Toppings, a bookshop where a ladder leans against colorful shelves. Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bookshop 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

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