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bookshelving

bookshelving noun: shelving for the storage of books; bookshelves collectively. Also the present participle and gerund of bookshelve.

Noun

bookshelving (uncountable)

  1. Shelving for the storage of books; bookshelves collectively.

Also used as

bookshelving is also the present participle and gerund of bookshelve.

Origin of bookshelving

From book + shelving, or bookshelf + -ing.

Questions about bookshelving

What does bookshelving mean?
Bookshelving means shelving for the storage of books; bookshelves collectively.
What part of speech is bookshelving?
Bookshelving is a noun.

Words near bookshelving in the dictionary

  1. bookshelve
  2. bookshelved
  3. bookshelver
  4. bookshelvers
  5. bookshelves
  6. bookshelving
  7. bookshop
  8. bookshopkeeper
  9. bookshopkeepers
  10. bookshoppy
  11. bookshops

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