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shelfmark

shelfmark noun: the mark that shows the location or call number of a book or manuscript within a library; (loosely) synonym of call number.

Noun

shelfmark (plural shelfmarks)

  1. The mark that shows the location or call number of a book or manuscript within a library; (loosely) synonym of call number.

Forms of shelfmark

pluralshelfmarks

Origin of shelfmark

From shelf + mark.

Questions about shelfmark

What does shelfmark mean?
Shelfmark means the mark that shows the location or call number of a book or manuscript within a library; (loosely) synonym of call number.
What part of speech is shelfmark?
Shelfmark is a noun.
What is the plural of shelfmark?
The plural of shelfmark is shelfmarks.

Words near shelfmark in the dictionary

  1. shelflife
  2. shelflike
  3. shelflist
  4. shelflists
  5. shelflives
  6. shelfmark
  7. shelfmarks
  8. shelfmate
  9. shelfmates
  10. Shelford
  11. shelfroom

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