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bookshop

bookshop

19 1.0
A shop that sells books
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌʃɒp/
  • UK
translation icon : librería
  • The cozy bookshop had a wide selection of genres for every reader.

But this time, in this Albertan bookshop, it was different.

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Examples

  • I like that bookshop.

  • She decided to visit the bookshop to browse for a new novel.

  • I have not looked for my books in a bookshop in so long.

  • In England, it would be called a bookshop, but I prefer the word store.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Finally, yesterday, at the 8th Street Bookshop, I found a copy of the Paris Review.

    Academic text (2009)
  • - No, no, I'm afraid we're a travel bookshop.

  • Trinity College runs a book club with our sister school and local bookshop.

    Academic text (2005)
  • I met them in the doorway of a bookshop up the town, just as I was leaving.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I went into Hatchards bookshop and I purchased this with good money.

  • I worked in libraries and bookshops mostly, referred from one owner or manager to another.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

bookstore
vsbookshop
  • US
218 1.0

A shop that sells books to the public

has identical meaning and is an alternative form
bookstall
vsbookshop
  • UK
1 3.4

A small shop that sells books often in train stations or markets

is a larger permanent retail place rather than a small temporary stand

How Big

retail chain
4 2.8
bookshop
  • UK
19 1.0
bookstall
  • UK
1 3.4

Surface Forms

bookshop singular
bookshops plural
book stores plural
book store singular

Morphology

bookshop = book + shop (transparent) = book + shop

The meaning is directly the combination of 'book' + 'shop' and is obvious to learners who know both words.

Etymology

Bookshop is simply the two words book and shop, so it literally means a 'shop' where you buy 'books'. Think of it like bookstore, a place that sells books.