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bookfair

noun

Definition of bookfair 

1 : a display or exhibit of books typically by a group of publishers or bookdealers for promoting sales and stimulating interest

2 : a fair or bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned to raise money for some worthy cause

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First Known Use of bookfair

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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