bookshop

noun

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

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Warwick’s bookshop is located at 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025 Angelica, too, helped shape Hamilton’s thinking, sending him Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations from a London bookshop. Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Then, walk off those calories wandering from bookshop to bookshop. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025 The sometimes sweet, sometimes steamy bookshop is celebrating its grand opening Saturday, offering tempting titles, gift items and more. Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookshop

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Oct. 2025.

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