bookstore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From book + store.
Meanings
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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.
1997 [1797], David W. Blight, “Editor's Introduction: The Peculiar Dialogue Between Caleb Bingham and Frederick Douglass”, in Caleb Bingham, edited by David W. Blight, The Columbian Orator, Bicentennial Edition (1997 republishing), New York University Press, →ISBN:
- (Philippines) A stationery store.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| book store | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bookstores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
used bookstore · adult bookstore · e-bookstore · bookstorekeeper