bookshop

noun

book·​shop ˈbu̇k-ˌshäp How to pronounce bookshop (audio)

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The Louvre has given Serre carte blanche over the display window of its bookshop, positioning the capsule within the museum’s retail environment rather than a traditional fashion setting. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 Brattle Book Shop One of the oldest and largest used bookshops in the United States, the Brattle Book Shop has been a Downtown Crossing institution since 1825. Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026 Start on the ground floor, check out the temporary exhibition space upstairs, then do a quick browse through the bookshop. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026 Los Angeles residents Alison Reid and John Evans own this bookstore, which the last of a five-store chain of bookshops that were launched in Oakland in 1989. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bookshop

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookshop was in 1765

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“Bookshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookshop. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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