bookshelf
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bookshelf
- /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
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From book + shelf.
noun bookshelves
- A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.
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noun shelf for storing books
| Español | estantería, librero, estante, librería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 책장 chaekjang, 책꽂이 chaekkkoji |
| 日本語 | 本棚 hondana, 書架 shoka, 書棚 shodana |
| 中文 | 書架 /书架 shūjià, 書櫥 /书橱 shūchú |
| Português | estante |
| Français | bibliothèque, étagère |
| Deutsch | Regal, Bücherregal |
| Italiano | libreria |
| Ελληνικά | ράφι για βιβλία ráfi gia vivlía, βιβλιοθήκη vivliothíki |
| Română | raft, etajeră |
| Русский | кни́жная по́лка knížnaja pólka, этаже́рка etažérka |
| Tiếng Việt | giá sách, kệ sách |
| العربية | رَفّ كُتُب raff kutub, رَفُّ الْكُتُب raffu l-kutub |
| עברית | אֲרוֹן סְפָרִים arón s'farím |
Talk about this word "bookshelf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bookshelf. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bookshelf. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bookshelf "bookshelf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bookshelf.
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@misc{bookshelf_2026,
title = {bookshelf},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bookshelf},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
