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bookfair

bookfair

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An event where people show and sell books
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌfɛr/
translation icon : feria del libro
  • Face it, anarcho-trolls: most Anarchist Bookfairs have been raided by leftists.

Examples

  • Noam Chomsky sends his highest regards about being unable to attend the Boston Anarchist Bookfair.

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  • The second annual Boston Anarchist Bookfair was held at Simmons College this past weekend, from November 9 through the 11.

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  • The 2012 Boston Anarchist Bookfair

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  • Call to participate in the first annual East Bay Anarchist Bookfair: Conversations & Books

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  • More information on the 2012 Boston Anarchist Bookfair and the show, including the full lineup, can be found on their website.

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  • The Bookfair opened with a concert on Friday night at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA).

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  • In the city of Oakland, on Ohlone land, in November of 2012, we will be hosting the first annual East Bay Anarchist Bookfair: Conversations & Books.

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  • The show was successful, with more than 100 in attendance throughout the night, and a great prelude to the Bookfair, held just a few blocks away from SMFA at Simmons College.

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  • There’s also the very not-mobile "New England Mobile Bookfair" on the outskirts of Boston that does that with theirs (and then by title within that).

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  • This weekend, we are excited to attend the annual bookfair where local authors showcase their work.

Synonyms

book fair
vsbookfair
6 1.2

An event where books are shown and sold to encourage reading

is the same event but written as a single word rather than two words

How Big

bookfair
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Surface Forms

bookfair singular
bookfairs plural

Morphology

bookfair = book + fair (transparent) = book + fair

The meaning is the direct combination of 'book' and 'fair' indicating an event where books are displayed or sold.

Etymology

Bookfair is made from two simple words: book and fair, and fair here means a 'market' or public event where sellers show their goods. So a bookfair is like a market or festival where people display and sell books.