bookstore
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bookstore
- /ˈbʊkstɔː/ UK
Where it comes from
From book + store.
noun bookstores · book store
- A store where books are bought and sold. [Editor David W. Blight said:] In 1795, after producing his own geography textbook, modeled on Jedidiah Morse’s famous Geography (1784), Bingham resigned as a teacher in the Boston schools, opened a bookstore on Cornhill Street in Boston, and devoted himself to producing schoolbooks.
- A stationery store.
Similar: bookshop
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bookshop, bookstall, bookseller, bookselling, librarian, library, publishing, book, print, shop, boutique, store, bookshops, librairie, bibliopole, bookstand
noun
Similar: bookshop
Talk about this word "bookstore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bookstore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bookstore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bookstore "bookstore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bookstore.Cite this
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title = {bookstore},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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