book store
book store is the alternative spelling of bookstore.
Meaning of bookstore
Noun
bookstore (plural bookstores)
- A store where books are bought and sold.
- [Editor David W. Blight said:] In 1795, after producing his own geography textbook, modeled on Jedidiah Morse’s famous Geography (1784), Bingham resigned as a teacher in the Boston schools, opened a bookstore on Cornhill Street in Boston, and devoted himself to producing schoolbooks.1997 [1797], David W. Blight, “Editor's Introduction: The Peculiar Dialogue Between Caleb Bingham and Frederick Douglass”, in Caleb Bingham, edited by David W. Blight, The Columbian Orator...
- A stationery store.
Forms of book store
| plural | book stores |
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Questions about book store
- What is book store the alternative spelling of?
- Book store is the alternative spelling of bookstore.
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