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bookstore

American  
[book-stawr, -stohr] / ˈbʊkˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr /

noun

  1. a store where books are sold.


Etymology

Origin of bookstore

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; book + store

Example Sentences

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Many customers who reached out said they wanted to help — the bookstore had been in Eagle Rock for as long as they had.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Aware House Books, a New Age-oriented bookstore in Regina, Saskatchewan, posted a video of an employee ripping up Chopra’s books, and announced it would no longer order or carry them.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

But why does Amazon, launched by Jeff Bezos in 1995 as an online bookstore out of a rented garage, have so few serious rivals in the West when it comes to e-commerce?

From BBC • May 17, 2026

His is about an ordinary person who escapes drudgery in a bookstore and becomes a famous fashion model in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

And then I texted Traveler to let him know that I was almost to the bookstore.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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